Where does “blonden” come from?
blonden (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
blonden (English): To turn blond; To make blond
Definitions
- To turn blond; To make blond
Ancestry of “blonden”, step by step
blonden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English blond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blond | Of a bleached or pale golden colour; Having... |
| 2 | French | blond | blond (of a pale golden colour) |
| 3 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 4 | Old French | blond | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 6 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |