Where does “rågblond” come from?
rågblond (Swedish) comes from Swedish blond, from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
rågblond (Swedish): (of hair) blonde tinged with brown (similar to rye), honey blonde, (of a person) "wheat-haired"
Definitions
- (of hair) blonde tinged with brown (similar to rye), honey blonde, (of a person) "wheat-haired"
Ancestry of “rågblond”, step by step
rågblond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blond | blond; of light hair colour; blond; of light... |
| 2 | French | blond | blond (of a pale golden colour) |
| 3 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 4 | Old French | blond | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 6 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |