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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandaną →Every word from Old Norse blanda →