Where does “blindeskrift” come from?
blindeskrift (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blinde, from Norwegian Nynorsk blind, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blindeskrift (Norwegian Nynorsk): Braille
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Ancestry of “blindeskrift”, step by step
blindeskrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk blinde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blinde | Alternative form of blinda; definite singular of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blind | blind; imperative of blinda |
| 3 | Old Norse | blindr | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 5 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 6 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 7 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 8 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 9 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 10 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 11 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk skrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skrift | writing; den heilage skrifta - the Holy Scripture... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skript | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schrift | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skrift | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skrifti | writing, scripture |
| 6 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 7 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |