Where does “blech” come from?

blech (English) comes from Yiddish בלעך, 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.

blech (English): An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to...

Definitions

  1. An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to...

Ancestry of “blech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבלעךtin; sheet metal, tin sheet; blech
2Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
3Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
4Proto-Germanic*blik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →