Where does “blindaz” come from?
blindaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende, from German blenden, from Middle High German blenden, from Old High German blenten, from Proto-Germanic blandijaną — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blindaz (Proto-Germanic): blind
Definitions
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Ancestry of “blindaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 2 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 3 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 4 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 6 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 7 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |