Where does “bland” come from?

bland (Swedish) comes from Swedish blända, from Old Norse blanda, from Proto-Germanic blandaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

bland (Swedish): among

Definitions

  1. among

Ancestry of “bland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbländato blind, to make blind, to block sight
2Old Norseblandato blend, mix
3Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “bland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandaną →Every word from Old Norse blanda →