Where does “bliksem” come from?

bliksem (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bliksem, from Middle Dutch blexeme, from Old Dutch blikisni, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bliksem (Afrikaans): damnit!; lightning; bastard, arsehole, sod

Definitions

  1. damnit!; lightning; bastard, arsehole, sod

Ancestry of “bliksem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbliksemlightning
2Middle Dutchblexeme—
3Old Dutchblikisnilightning bolts
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bliksem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Old Dutch blikisni →Every word from Middle Dutch blexeme →