blond
English
/blɒnd/, /blɑnd/
adj
Definitions
- Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
- (of a) Having blond hair.
- (alternative spelling of) blonde
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French blond derived from Old French blond, blont derived from Latin blondus derived from Frankish *blund (a mixed color between golden and light-brown) derived from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (mixed, blinding, blond) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (see badly, become turbid, go blind, be blind, grow turbid, dim, ruddy, red-haired, blond) derived from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (mixed, blinding, blond) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥ndʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰl̥ndʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blonden English
- blondie English
- blondish English
- blondism English
- blondly English
- blondness English
- ultrablond English
- blondus Latin
- blond German
- biondo Italian
- blond French
- blondir French
- blondie Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰlendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰl̥ndʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *blandaną Proto-Germanic
- *blandijaną Proto-Germanic
- *blindaz Proto-Germanic
- *blundaz Proto-Germanic
- blond Swedish
- blandan Old English
- blonden Old English
- blondenfeax Old English
- feax Old English
- geblandan Old English
- ब्रध्न Sanskrit
- blenden Middle English
- blanda Old Norse
- blindleikr Old Norse
- *blędь Proto-Slavic
- *blǫdъ Proto-Slavic
- blond Old French
- blond, blont Old French
- blont Old French
- blunt Old French
- blonda Esperanto
- blondulo Esperanto
- blond Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- blonda Ido
- bliond Norman
- blond Middle French
- *blund Frankish
- blyn Western Frisian
- blind German Low German
- *blend- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *blenstei Proto-Balto-Slavic