Etymograph

English

manganblende

Manganblende comes from German blende ‘blind, dazzle’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentblende‘blind, dazzle’
  2. Englishtodaymanganblende

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentblende‘blind, dazzle’
  2. Englishtodaymanganblende

Formed from mangan- + blende

Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- ‘to blend, to mix up’

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Old High German blenten

Middle High German blenden

German blenden ‘deceive’

German Blende ‘sun visor’

English blende

Today it means

noun Synonym of alabandite.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German blende / manganblende