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Where does “blunda” come from?

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

blunda (Swedish): to shut one's eyes; to keep one's eyes shut; to...

Definitions

  1. to shut one's eyes; to keep one's eyes shut; to...

Ancestry of “blunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblundato shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze
2Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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