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Etymology of the English word blind

the English word blind
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *blindaz

Derivations in English

gravel-blind, sand-blind, blindcat, blinder, blindsight, blindstory, miniblind, blindfish, unblinded, blinding, blindworm, blindly, purblind, blinded

Cognates

Dutch blind, German blind, Icelandic blindur, Swedish blind, Yiddish blind

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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