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Where does “blund” come from?

blund (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blund (Frankish): a mixed color between golden and light-brown

Definitions

  1. a mixed color between golden and light-brown

Ancestry of “blund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blund”

  • blond
  • blonde
  • blondish
  • blondness
  • blondie
  • blondeness
  • blonden
  • blondly
  • blondism
  • nonblonde
  • ultrablond
  • blondes
  • biondastro
  • imbiondire
  • biondo
  • rimbiondire
  • bionda
  • biondezza
  • blondasse
  • blondine
  • blondin
  • blondes
  • blond
  • blonde
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