blenden
German (Berlin)
/ˈblɛndən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to dazzle; to blind confuse someone’s sight by means of excessive brightness
- (usually) to show off; to pose try to make an impression on someone by behaving affectedly and/or overstating one’s achievements
- (transitive) to blind punish someone by making them blind
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German blenden (mix, blend) inherited from Old High German blenten inherited from Proto-Germanic *blandijaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (see badly, become turbid, go blind, be blind, grow turbid, dim, ruddy, red-haired, blond).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰlendʰ-
Gloss
see badly, become turbid, go blind, be blind, grow turbid, dim, ruddy, red-haired, blond
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Blendwerk German
- Werk German
- abblenden German
- ausblenden German
- einblenden German
- verblenden German
- zwischenblenden German
- blenden Dutch, Flemish
- blinder French
- *bʰlendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *blandaną Proto-Germanic
- *blandijaną Proto-Germanic
- *blindaz Proto-Germanic
- *blundaz Proto-Germanic
- blendan Old English
- ब्रध्न Sanskrit
- blindleikr Old Norse
- *blędь Proto-Slavic
- *blǫdъ Proto-Slavic
- blenden Middle Dutch
- blenten Old High German
- blendelinc Middle High German
- blenden Middle High German
- blennen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *blenden Old Dutch
- blyn Western Frisian
- blind German Low German
- *blend- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *blenstei Proto-Balto-Slavic