Where does “blanden” come from?
blanden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blandan, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blanden (Middle Dutch): to mix, to prepare
Ancestry of “blanden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | blandan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blandaną | to blend, make murky; to mix, mingle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |