Where does “blinder Passagier” come from?

blinder Passagier (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;...

blinder Passagier (German): Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Definitions

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Ancestry of “blinder Passagier”, step by step

blinder Passagier 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 Passagier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPassagierpassenger
2Italianpassaggièro
3FrenchpassagerPassenger; Traveller; Whose presence in a...
4FrenchpassageThe act of going through a place or event; The...
5Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
6Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
7Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
8Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
9Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
10LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic blandijanąEvery word from Old High German blenten