Where does “überblenden” come from?
überblenden (German) comes 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;...
überblenden (German): to eclipse, overshadow make seem irrelevant because of the appereance of something more striking
Definitions
- to eclipse, overshadow make seem irrelevant because of the appereance of something more striking
Ancestry of “überblenden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 3 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |