Where does “blende” come from?
Blende comes from German Blende, from Middle High German blenden, from Old High German blenten, from Proto-Germanic blandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-.
blende (English): sphalerite
Ancestry of “blende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | blende | inflection of blenden:
## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 4 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
Words derived from “blende”