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Where does “blindfolder” come from?

blindfolder (English) comes from English blindfold, from Middle English blyndefolde, from Middle English blindfellen, from Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

blindfolder (English): One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone

Definitions

  1. One who, or an object which, blindfolds someone

Ancestry of “blindfolder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblindfoldA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes,...
2Middle Englishblyndefolde—
3Middle Englishblindfellento strike blind
4Middle Englishfellento fell
5Old EnglishfellanAlternative form of fiellan
6Proto-West Germanic*fallijan—
7Proto-Germanicfallijanąto cause to fall, to fell
8Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
10Slovincianpól—
11Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
12Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
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