Where does “blundur” come from?

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

blundur (Middle English): disturbance, strife

Definitions

  1. disturbance, strife

Ancestry of “blundur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblundato shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze
2Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blundaz →Every word from Old Norse blunda →