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Where does “blandan” come from?

blandan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blandan (Old English): to blend; to mix, mingle; to corrupt, make impure

Definitions

  1. to blend; to mix, mingle; to corrupt, make impure

Ancestry of “blandan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blandan”

  • blend
  • blunder
  • blundering
  • blender
  • Blender
  • Godzilla
  • blunderingly
  • blunderhead
  • interblend
  • blendstock
  • polyblend
  • blendable
  • blendeth
  • unblendable
  • preblend
  • blunderous
  • blendest
  • reblend
  • deblend
  • blendability
  • blenderize
  • blunderful
  • blundersome
  • nanoblend
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