Where does “blindingness” come from?
blindingness (English) comes from English blinding, from English blind, from Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic blind, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blindingness (English): The quality of being blinding
Definitions
- The quality of being blinding
Ancestry of “blindingness”, step by step
blindingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blinding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blinding | present participle of blind; Very bright; Making... |
| 2 | English | blind | Unable to see, due to physiological or... |
| 3 | Middle English | blynd | blind, sightless |
| 4 | Old English | blind | blind; a blind person |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blind | blind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 7 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 8 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 9 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 10 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 11 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 12 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 13 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |