Where does “blendous” come from?
blendous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
blendous (English): Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing...
Ancestry of “blendous”, step by step
blendous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English blende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blende | sphalerite |
| 2 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 5 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |