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Where does “blenden” come from?

blenden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch blenden, from Proto-Germanic blandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Ancestry of “blenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchblenden—
2Proto-Germanicblandijanąto blind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blenden”

  • blenden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →