Where does “blikadlo” come from?

blikadlo (Czech) comes from Czech blikat, from Middle High German blicken, from Old High German blicchen, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blikadlo (Czech): flasher

Definitions

  1. flasher

Ancestry of “blikadlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechblikatto blink, twinkle of a source of light
2Middle High Germanblicken—
3Old High Germanblicchen—
4Proto-West Germanicblik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →