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Where does “blend” come from?

Blend comes from Middle English blenden, from Old English blandan, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-.

blend (English): A mixture of two or more things; A word formed by...

Definitions

  1. A mixture of two or more things; A word formed by...

Ancestry of “blend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishblenden—
2Old Norseblandato blend, mix
3Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blend”

  • blender
  • Blender
  • Godzilla
  • interblend
  • blendstock
  • polyblend
  • blendable
  • blendeth
  • unblendable
  • preblend
  • blendest
  • reblend
  • deblend
  • blendability
  • blenderize
  • nanoblend
  • loanblend
  • blenderization
  • блендер
  • blender
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