Where does “blenden” come from?
blenden (Middle English) comes from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Ancestry of “blenden”, step by step
blenden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse blanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | blanda | to blend, mix |
| 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;... |
via Old English blandan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | blandan | to blend; to mix, mingle; to corrupt, make impure |