Where does “blunt” come from?

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

blunt (Old French): Alternative form of blont

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of blont

Ancestry of “blunt”, 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 →