Where does “blindschakt” come from?
blindschakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish blind, from Old Swedish blinder, from Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic blindaz, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
blindschakt (Swedish): a blind shaft (shaft in a mine that does not reach daylight, instead emerging into a cavern), a winze
Definitions
- a blind shaft (shaft in a mine that does not reach daylight, instead emerging into a cavern), a winze
Ancestry of “blindschakt”, step by step
blindschakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blind | blind; unable or failing to see |
| 2 | Old Swedish | blinder | blind; invisible, obscure |
| 3 | Old Norse | blindr | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blindaz | blind |
| 5 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 6 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 7 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 8 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 9 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 10 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 11 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Swedish schakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | schakt | a shaft (vertical passage) |
| 2 | German | schacht | shaft, mineshaft tunnel |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schacht | a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skaft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |