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

  1. The act of making a blunder; present participle...

Ancestry of “blundering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblunderA clumsy or embarrassing mistake; A very bad...
2Middle Englishblundren—
3Old Norseblundato shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze
4Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blundering”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blundaz →Every word from Old Norse blunda →