Where does “blunder” come from?
blunder (Middle English) comes from Middle English blondren, from Middle English blanden, from Old English blandan, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Ancestry of “blunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blondren | — |
| 2 | Middle English | blanden | — |
| 3 | Old English | blandan | to blend; to mix, mingle; to corrupt, make impure |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blandaną | to blend, make murky; to mix, mingle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
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