Where does “блиндаж” come from?
блиндаж (Russian) 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;...
блиндаж (Russian): blindage, dugout
Ancestry of “блиндаж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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;... |