An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Blendling

by Friedrich Kluge

Blendling, m., ‘mongrel,’ from MidHG. blanden, OHG. blantan, ‘to mix’; Goth. blandan. This OTeut. str. vb., meaning ‘to mix,’ is based, according to the laws of the permutation of consonants, on a pre-Teut. root bhlandh, not found in any other word.