Where does “blandscape” come from?
blandscape (English) comes from English landscape, from English landskip, from Middle English landschippe, from Old English landscipe, from Proto-Germanic landaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
blandscape (English): A bland-looking landscape
Definitions
- A bland-looking landscape
Ancestry of “blandscape”, step by step
blandscape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English landscape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landscape | A portion of land or territory which the eye can... |
| 2 | English | landskip | Obsolete form of landscape |
| 3 | Middle English | landschippe | — |
| 4 | Old English | landscipe | tract of land, region, district |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landaskapiz | landscape; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via English bland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bland | Having a soothing effect; not irritating or... |
| 2 | Latin | blandus | pleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mland- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meld- | to beat, crush, grind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |