Proto-Indo-European

*bʰlendʰ-

‘to become turbid, see badly, go blind’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-, most familiar first.

• blind ← blynd ← *blindaz ← *blandaną
• blend ← blenden ← blandan ← *blandan ← *blandaną
• blond ← *blund ← *blundaz
• bland ← blanden ← blandan ← *blandan ← *blandaną
• blindness ← blyndnes ← blindnes ← blind ← *blind
• blindly ← blindlīċe ← blind ← *blind ← *blindaz
• blondin ← blond ← blondus ← *blund ← *blundaz
• blende ← blenden ← blenden ← blenten ← *blandijaną
• blondine ← blondin ← blond ← blondus ← *blund
• blyad ← блядь ← блѧдь ← *blędь ← *blęsti
• blyat ← блядь ← блѧдь ← *blędь ← *blęsti
• sandblind ← sandblynde ← *sāmblind ← blind ← *blind

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-