blunt

Old French

/blont/

adj
Definitions
  • (alternative form of) blont

Etymology

Borrowed 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).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰlendʰ-

Gloss

see badly, become turbid, go blind, be blind, grow turbid, dim, ruddy, red-haired, blond

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