Where does “blundering” come from?
Blundering derives from Middle English blonder, from Old Norse blunda, which traces through Middle English blanden and Old English blandan to Proto-Germanic blandaną and ultimately Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-.
blundering (English): The act of making a blunder; present participle...
Definitions
- The act of making a blunder; present participle...
Ancestry of “blundering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blunder | A clumsy or embarrassing mistake; A very bad... |
| 2 | Middle English | blundren | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | blunda | to shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
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