Where does “blunder” come from?
Blunder comes from Middle English blonder, from Old Norse blunda, which blended with Middle English blanden from Old English blandan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic blandaną and Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-.
blunder (English): A clumsy or embarrassing mistake; A very bad...
Definitions
- A clumsy or embarrassing mistake; A very bad...
Ancestry of “blunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | blundren | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | blunda | to shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
Words derived from “blunder”