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Where does “kugelblitz” come from?

kugelblitz (English) comes from German Kugelblitz, from German Blitz, from Middle High German blitze, from Old High German blëcchazzen, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

kugelblitz (English): A concentration of light so intense that it forms...

Definitions

  1. A concentration of light so intense that it forms...

Ancestry of “kugelblitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKugelblitzball lightning
2GermanBlitzlightning; flash
3Middle High Germanblitzelightning
4Old High Germanblëcchazzen—
5Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
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