Blanket
/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/noun
A covering made of thick cloth, used for warmth or protection.
Did you know?Blanket comes through Old French from a word for a small white cloth, likely ultimately tied to the same Germanic root as blank, meaning white or pale, before becoming the name for a woven covering.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*blankaz
“white, shining, pale”
Old French
OF
blanchet
“small white cloth”
Middle English
ME
blanket
“a coarse woolen cloth or cover”
14th Century
English
blanket
“a woolen covering used on beds or for warmth”
Modern English
English
blanket
“a thick covering for warmth or protection”