Where does “blandskog” come from?

blandskog (Swedish) comes from Swedish bland, 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;...

blandskog (Swedish): a mixed forest

Definitions

  1. a mixed forest

Ancestry of “blandskog”, step by step

blandskog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblandamong
2Swedishbländato blind, to make blind, to block sight
3Old Norseblandato blend, mix
4Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

via Swedish skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blandaną →Every word from Old Norse blanda →