The word is a modern English compound adjective, transparently formed from two pre-existing color terms. 'White' originates from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, a common descriptor for brightness and pallor. 'Blond' entered English from Old French, which borrowed it from a Medieval Latin 'blundus', likely of Frankish (Germanic) origin meaning 'mixed' or 'shining'. The compound 'white-blond' follows a straightforward descriptive logic, combining 'white' as a modifier to specify an extreme, nearly achromatic shade within the spectrum of blond hair colors. It exemplifies how English creates precise descriptive terms through the simple, logical combination of native and borrowed lexical elements.

Structure: white (color) + blond (hair color) - white: From Old English 'hwīt', meaning the color white. In this compound, it functions as an intensifier/modifier. - blond: From Old French 'blond', referring to a light-colored hair shade. In this compound, it functions as the core noun being modified.