Where does “bliksem” come from?

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

bliksem (English): bastard, arsehole, sod

Definitions

  1. bastard, arsehole, sod

Ancestry of “bliksem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbliksemdamnit!; lightning; bastard, arsehole, sod
2Dutchbliksemlightning
3Middle Dutchblexeme—
4Old Dutchblikisnilightning bolts
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Old Dutch blikisni →Every word from Middle Dutch blexeme →