Where does “בלענדעניש” come from?
בלענדעניש (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;...
בלענדעניש (Yiddish): delusion, dazzlement
Definitions
- delusion, dazzlement
Ancestry of “בלענדעניש”, step by step
בלענדעניש 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 עניש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עניש | — |