Where does “blondine” come from?
blondine (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French blondine, from French blondin, from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blondine (Norwegian Nynorsk): a blonde
Ancestry of “blondine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | blondine | A blond female |
| 2 | French | blondin | blond man; blond one |
| 3 | French | blond | blond |
| 4 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 5 | Old French | blond | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 7 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |