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Where does “Blende” come from?

Blende (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;...

Blende (German): sun visor; also called Sonnenblende; diaphragm;...

Definitions

  1. sun visor; also called Sonnenblende; diaphragm;...

Ancestry of “Blende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblendento dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to...
2Middle High Germanblendento blend, mix
3Old High Germanblenten—
4Proto-Germanicblandijanąto blind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “Blende”

  • hornblende
  • blende
  • pitchblende
  • hornblendic
  • blindage
  • hornblendite
  • magnesiohornblende
  • ferrohornblende
  • blendous
  • hornblenditic
  • subhornblendic
  • hornablenda
  • blindaje
  • blindar
  • blenda
  • orneblenda
  • autoblinda
  • blinda
  • autoblindato
  • blindare
  • blindatura
  • блиндаж
  • hornblende
  • blindage
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