Where does “triblend” come from?

triblend (English) comes from English blend, from Middle English blenden, from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

triblend (English): A blend of three materials, especially cotton, polyester and rayon

Definitions

  1. A blend of three materials, especially cotton, polyester and rayon

Ancestry of “triblend”, step by step

triblend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblendA mixture of two or more things; A word formed by...
2Middle Englishblenden—
3Old Norseblandato blend, mix
4Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandaną →Every word from Old Norse blanda →