Where does “blandinaviska” come from?
blandinaviska (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;...
blandinaviska (Swedish): a mixture of any Scandinavian languages, sometimes used for intercommunication between speakers of different languages
Definitions
- a mixture of any Scandinavian languages, sometimes used for intercommunication between speakers of different languages
Ancestry of “blandinaviska”, step by step
blandinaviska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blända
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blända | to blind, to make blind, to block sight |
| 2 | Old Norse | blanda | to blend, mix |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blandaną | to blend, make murky; to mix, mingle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Swedish skandinaviska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skandinaviska | a woman from Scandinavia |