Where does “bliksemafleider” come from?

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

bliksemafleider (Dutch): a lightning rod, lightning conductor

Definitions

  1. a lightning rod, lightning conductor

Ancestry of “bliksemafleider”, step by step

bliksemafleider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bliksem

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

via Dutch afleider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafleiderdiverter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Old Dutch blikisni →Every word from Middle Dutch blexeme →