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
- Alternative form of blont
Ancestry of “blunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |