Where does “блѧдьникъ” come from?

блѧдьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic блѧдь, from Proto-Slavic blędь, from Proto-Slavic blęsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

блѧдьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): babbler, tattler, prattler

Definitions

  1. babbler, tattler, prattler

Ancestry of “блѧдьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicблѧдьtalker, windbag; idle talk
2Proto-Slavicblędьerror; deception
3Proto-Slavicblęstito talk nonsense; to err
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblend-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blęsti →