Where does “blont” come from?

blont (Old French) comes from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blont (Old French): blond; a blond

Definitions

  1. blond; a blond

Ancestry of “blont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
2Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blundaz →Every word from Frankish blund →