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