Where does “blurred” come from?

Blurred comes from Middle English bleared, from English blear, from Proto-Germanic *blarjaną meaning to make dim or obscure, with the past participle suffix *-ōdaz.

blurred (English): Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged; simple...

Definitions

  1. Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged; simple...

Ancestry of “blurred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblurTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim; To...
2Englishblurre—
3EnglishblearDim, unclear from water or rheum; Causing or...
4Middle Englishbleren—
5Old Englishblǣran—

Words derived from “blurred”

Every word from Old English blǣran →Every word from Middle English bleren →Every word from English blear →