Where does “blond” come from?
blond (French) comes from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blond (French): blond (of a pale golden colour)
Definitions
- blond (of a pale golden colour)
Ancestry of “blond”, step by step
blond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French blond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 2 | Old French | blond | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 4 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via German blond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blond | blond; fair; unlike English, not commonly used of... |