Where does “Blindschach” come from?
Blindschach (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;...
Blindschach (German): blindfold chess
Definitions
- blindfold chess
Ancestry of “Blindschach”, step by step
Blindschach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blind | blind; cloudy |
| 2 | Old High German | blint | blind |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blind | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 5 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 6 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 7 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 8 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 9 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 10 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 11 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via German schāch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 2 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 3 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 4 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 5 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 6 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |