Blond
/blɒnd/noun
Light-colored or fair-haired.
Did you know?English blond comes through French from a medieval Latin word meaning “mixed” or “of a color between brown and yellow,” and its history is tangled with the same color-root behind words like brown and brune.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bher-
“to shine, gleam; bright color”
Late Latin
Latin
blundus
“fair, yellowish, light-colored”
Old French
OF
blont / blond
“fair, flaxen, light-colored hair”
14th Century
English
blond
“fair-haired; pale yellow”
Modern English
English
blond
“light-colored or fair-haired”