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Where does “plech” come from?

plech (Czech) comes from German Blech, from Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

plech (Czech): sheet metal; baking pan

Definitions

  1. sheet metal; baking pan

Ancestry of “plech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlechsheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass...
2Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
3Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
4Proto-Germanic*blik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “plech”

  • plechovka
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