Where does “блондинка” come from?
блондинка (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian бло́ндин, from French blondine, from French blondin, from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
блондинка (Macedonian): blonde
Definitions
- blonde
Ancestry of “блондинка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | бло́ндин | blond (fair-skinned, fair-haired man) |
| 2 | French | blondine | A blond female |
| 3 | French | blondin | blond man; blond one |
| 4 | French | blond | blond (of a pale golden colour) |
| 5 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 6 | Old French | blond | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 8 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |