Where does “blend” come from?

blend (Portuguese) comes from English blend, from Middle English blenden, from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blend (Portuguese): blend, mixture

Definitions

  1. blend, mixture

Ancestry of “blend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblendA mixture of two or more things; A word formed by...
2Middle Englishblenden—
3Old Norseblandato blend, mix
4Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandaną →Every word from Old Norse blanda →
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