Where does “bland” come from?

bland (Middle English) comes from Old English bland, from Proto-Germanic blandą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Ancestry of “bland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbland—
2Proto-Germanicblandąa mixing, mixture
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “bland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandą →Every word from Old English bland →