Where does “Blaszak” come from?
Blaszak (English) comes from Polish Błaszak, from Polish blacha, from Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
Ancestry of “Blaszak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Błaszak | tin garage, tin shack |
| 2 | Polish | blacha | sheet metal |
| 3 | Middle High German | blëch | small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress |
| 4 | Old High German | bleh | thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blik | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |