blond

Meaning

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/blɔ̃/
Etymology

In summary

From Medieval Latin blondus, of Germanic origin: probably from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Compare Italian biondo, Occitan blon.

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