Where does “blödsinnig” come from?

blödsinnig (German) comes from German blöd, from Middle High German blöde, from Old High German blōdi, from Proto-Germanic blauþiz — void, emaciated, soft.

blödsinnig (German): stupid, idiotic, feeble-minded

Definitions

  1. stupid, idiotic, feeble-minded

Ancestry of “blödsinnig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblödstupid, dim-witted
2Middle High Germanblöde—
3Old High Germanblōdisluggish, feeble, physically weak
4Proto-Germanicblauþizvoid, emaciated, soft

Words derived from “blödsinnig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþiz →Every word from Old High German blōdi →Every word from Middle High German blöde →