Where does “bliksemstraal” come from?

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

bliksemstraal (Dutch): lightning bolt

Definitions

  1. lightning bolt

Ancestry of “bliksemstraal”, step by step

bliksemstraal 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 straal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstraalray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius
2Middle Dutchstrâel—
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow

Words derived from “bliksemstraal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →