Where does “rasblandning” come from?
rasblandning (Swedish) comes from Swedish blandning, 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;...
rasblandning (Swedish): race-mixing, miscegenation
Definitions
- race-mixing, miscegenation
Ancestry of “rasblandning”, step by step
rasblandning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blandning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blandning | blend, mixture; compound; cross |
| 2 | Swedish | blända | to blind, to make blind, to block sight |
| 3 | Old Norse | blanda | to blend, mix |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blandaną | to blend, make murky; to mix, mingle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |