Where does “blindage” come from?
blindage (French) comes from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende, from German blenden, from Middle High German blenden, from Old High German blenten, from Proto-Germanic blandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blindage (French): armour, armour plating
Definitions
- armour, armour plating
Ancestry of “blindage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 2 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 3 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 6 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |