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
- dazzle, glamour
Ancestry of “בלענדעכץ”, step by step
בלענדעכץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish בלענדן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בלענדן | to blind, to dazzle |
| 2 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 3 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |
via Yiddish עכץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עכץ | — |