Where does “blond” come from?

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

blond (Old English): blending, mixture, confusion

Definitions

  1. blending, mixture, confusion

Ancestry of “blond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblandąa mixing, mixture
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandą →