Where does “bliksemschicht” come from?

bliksemschicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch schicht, from Middle Dutch schicht, from Old Dutch skiht, from Proto-Germanic skihtiz, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

bliksemschicht (Dutch): lightning bolt

Definitions

  1. lightning bolt

Ancestry of “bliksemschicht”, step by step

bliksemschicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschichtdart, arrow, bolt; beam of light, flash
2Middle Dutchschicht—
3Old Dutchskiht—
4Proto-Germanicskihtiz—
5Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

via Dutch bliksem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbliksemlightning
2Middle Dutchblexeme—
3Old Dutchblikisnilightning bolts
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skihtiz →
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