Etymology

blindness

blind·ness
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Today it means: The condition of being blind; unable to see. Full definition →

Middle English blyndnes ← Old English blindnes
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromblindnes“blindness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromblyndnes
  3. English todayblindness

From Middle English blyndnes, blyndnesse, from Old English blindnes (“blindness”), equivalent to blind + -ness.

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