Where does “fargeblind” come from?
fargeblind (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blind, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende, from German blenden — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
fargeblind (Norwegian Nynorsk): colour blind (UK), or color blind (US)
Definitions
- colour blind (UK), or color blind (US)
Ancestry of “fargeblind”, step by step
fargeblind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk blind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | blind | blind; imperative of blinda |
| 2 | Old Norse | blindr | blind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 4 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 5 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 6 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 7 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 8 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 9 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 10 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk farge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | farge | a colour / color |
| 2 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 3 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |