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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic blandijanąEvery word from Old High German blenten