Where does “blindside” come from?
blindside (English) comes 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, from French blinde — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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Definitions
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Ancestry of “blindside”, step by step
blindside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blind | Unable to see, due to physiological or... |
| 2 | Middle English | blynd | blind, sightless |
| 3 | Old English | blind | blind; a blind person |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blind | blind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 6 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 7 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 8 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 9 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 10 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 11 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 12 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via English Side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 2 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 3 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |