Where does “Blindmaterial” come from?

Blindmaterial (German) comes from German blind, from Old High German blint, from Proto-West Germanic blind, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Blindmaterial (German): spacing material, such as quads

Definitions

  1. spacing material, such as quads

Ancestry of “Blindmaterial”, step by step

Blindmaterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblindblind; cloudy
2Old High Germanblintblind
3Proto-West Germanicblindblind
4Proto-Germanicblindazblind
5Frenchblindagearmour, armour plating
6Frenchblinderto armor; to reinforce
7Frenchblindepieces of wood used as cover or protection;...
8Germanblendeinflection of blenden: ## first-person singular...
9Germanblendento dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to...
10Middle High Germanblendento blend, mix
11Old High Germanblenten
12Proto-Germanicblandijanąto blind
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

via German Material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial (matter)
2Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-