Where does “blindhæð” come from?

blindhæð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic blindur, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende, from German blenden — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blindhæð (Icelandic): blind hill

Definitions

  1. blind hill

Ancestry of “blindhæð”, step by step

blindhæð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic blindur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicblindurblind
2Old Norseblindrblind
3Proto-Germanicblindazblind
4Frenchblindagearmour, armour plating
5Frenchblinderto armor; to reinforce
6Frenchblindepieces of wood used as cover or protection;...
7Germanblendeinflection of blenden: ## first-person singular...
8Germanblendento dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to...
9Middle High Germanblendento blend, mix
10Old High Germanblenten
11Proto-Germanicblandijanąto blind
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

via Icelandic hæð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæðhill, hillock; height; altitude
2Old Norsehæðheight
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic blandijanąEvery word from Old High German blenten