Where does “superblunder” come from?

superblunder (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.

superblunder (English): A serious blunder; a very bad mistake

Definitions

  1. A serious blunder; a very bad mistake

Ancestry of “superblunder”, step by step

superblunder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English blunder

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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂
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