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Where does “blonda” come from?

blonda (Ido) comes from Esperanto blonda, from English blond, from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blonda (Ido): blond, flaxen, fair-haired

Definitions

  1. blond, flaxen, fair-haired

Ancestry of “blonda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoblondablond; fair
2EnglishblondOf a bleached or pale golden colour; Having...
3Frenchblondblond
4Middle Frenchblond—
5Old Frenchblond—
6Medieval Latinblondusblond
7Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
8Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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