Where does “blander” come from?
blander (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blande, from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blander (Norwegian Bokmål): a mixer; present tense of blande
Definitions
- a mixer; present tense of blande
Ancestry of “blander”, step by step
blander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blande | to mix, blend; to mingle; to shuffle |
| 2 | Old Norse | blanda | to blend, mix |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blandaną | to blend, make murky; to mix, mingle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | er | present of være |