Where does “pliiats” come from?
pliiats (Estonian) comes from Swedish blyerts, from German Bleierz, from German blei, from Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s — to be weak, weary, tired.
pliiats (Estonian): pencil
Definitions
- pencil
Ancestry of “pliiats”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blyerts | black lead, graphite |
| 2 | German | Bleierz | galena |
| 3 | German | blei | lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82) |
| 4 | Middle High German | blī | — |
| 5 | Old High German | blīo | metallic lead |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blīwī | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blīwiją | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mliH-wó-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mleh₁y- | to be weak, weary, tired |