Where does “בלענדעכץ” come from?

בלענדעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בלענדן, 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;...

בלענדעכץ (Yiddish): dazzle, glamour

Definitions

  1. dazzle, glamour

Ancestry of “בלענדעכץ”, step by step

בלענדעכץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בלענדן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבלענדןto blind, to dazzle
2Middle High Germanblendento blend, mix
3Old High Germanblenten
4Proto-Germanicblandijanąto blind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

via Yiddish עכץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעכץ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic blandijanąEvery word from Old High German blenten