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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): inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular...

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;...
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