Where does “בלענדן” come from?
בלענדן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German blenden, from Old High German blenten, from Proto-Germanic blandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
בלענדן (Yiddish): to blind, to dazzle
Definitions
- to blind, to dazzle
Ancestry of “בלענדן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 2 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |