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Where does “blenden” come from?

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

blenden (Middle High German): to blend, mix

Definitions

  1. to blend, mix

Ancestry of “blenden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “blenden”

  • hornblende
  • blende
  • pitchblende
  • hornblendic
  • blindage
  • hornblendite
  • magnesiohornblende
  • ferrohornblende
  • blendous
  • hornblenditic
  • subhornblendic
  • hornablenda
  • blindaje
  • blindar
  • blenda
  • orneblenda
  • blinda
  • autoblinda
  • autoblindato
  • blindare
  • blindatura
  • блиндаж
  • hornblende
  • blindage
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