English
sandblind
Sandblind comes from Old English *sāmblind ‘half-blind’, from Proto-Germanic *blandaną ‘to blend, mix’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰlendʰ-‘to blend’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*blandaną‘to blend, mix’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*blindaz‘blind’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*blindreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150blind
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*sāmblind‘half-blind’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sandblynde
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596–1598sandblind
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰlendʰ-‘to blend’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*blandaną‘to blend, mix’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*blindaz‘blind’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*blindreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150blind
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*sāmblind‘half-blind’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sandblynde
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596–1598sandblind
Earliest quotation: c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice: “O heauens, this is my true begotten Father, who…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- ‘to blend’
through Proto-Germanic *blandaną ‘to blend, mix’
through Old English blind
Today it means
adj Half-blind; partially blind.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- / sandblind