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Where does “aschblond” come from?

aschblond (German) comes from German blond, from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

aschblond (German): ash blonde

Definitions

  1. ash blonde

Ancestry of “aschblond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblondblond; fair; unlike English, not commonly used of...
2Frenchblondblond
3Middle Frenchblond—
4Old Frenchblond—
5Medieval Latinblondusblond
6Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
7Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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