Where does “bioblitzen” come from?
bioblitzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch bioblitz, from English bioblitz, from English Blitz, from English Blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg, from German krieg, from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
bioblitzen (Dutch): to engage in a bioblitz
Definitions
- to engage in a bioblitz
Ancestry of “bioblitzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bioblitz | bioblitz |
| 2 | English | bioblitz | An intense biological survey, often community-driven or involving citizen science, that attempts to record all the living species within a designated area |
| 3 | English | Blitz | The series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II |
| 4 | English | Blitzkrieg | A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support |
| 5 | German | Blitzkrieg | blitzkrieg |
| 6 | German | krieg | singular imperative of kriegen |
| 7 | Middle High German | kriec | exertion; enmity; opposition |
| 8 | Old High German | krig | stubbornness; defiance |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |