Where does “bland” come from?
bland (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blande, from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
bland (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of blande
Ancestry of “bland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blande | to mix, blend |
| 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;... |