Where does “blondivitsi” come from?
blondivitsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish blondi, from English blonde, from French blonde, from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blondivitsi (Finnish): blonde joke
Definitions
- blonde joke
Ancestry of “blondivitsi”, step by step
blondivitsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish blondi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | blondi | blonde |
| 2 | English | blonde | Alternative form of blond; Stupid, ignorant,... |
| 3 | French | blonde | feminine singular of blond; blonde, female with... |
| 4 | French | blond | blond (of a pale golden colour) |
| 5 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 6 | Old French | blond | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 8 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Finnish vitsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vitsi | joke |
| 2 | German | witz | joke |
| 3 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |