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Where does “blunda” come from?

blunda (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blunda (Old Norse): to shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze

Definitions

  1. to shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze

Ancestry of “blunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blunda”

  • blunder
  • blundering
  • blunderingly
  • blunderhead
  • blunderous
  • blunderful
  • blundersome
  • blunderously
  • blunderen
  • blunder
  • blunda
  • blunder
  • blonder
  • blundur
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