Where does “blunderland” come from?
blunderland (English) comes from English wonderland, from English Wonder, from Middle English wonder, from Old English wundor, from Proto-West Germanic wundr, from Proto-Germanic wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
blunderland (English): Something that does not live up to the name wonderland; a place where things go wrong
Definitions
- Something that does not live up to the name wonderland; a place where things go wrong
Ancestry of “blunderland”, step by step
blunderland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wonderland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wonderland | An imaginary or real place full of wonder or... |
| 2 | English | Wonder | Any of the Wonders of the World |
| 3 | Middle English | wonder | marvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event |
| 4 | Old English | wundor | miracle, wonder, marvel |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wundr | marvel, wonder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via English blunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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;... |