Where does “bliksem” come from?

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

bliksem (Dutch): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “bliksem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchblexeme—
2Old Dutchblikisnilightning bolts
3Proto-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 →
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