Where does “ferblantier” come from?
ferblantier (French) comes from French fer-blanc, from French Blanc, from Middle French blanc, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
ferblantier (French): tinsmith
Ancestry of “ferblantier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fer-blanc | tin, tinplate |
| 2 | French | Blanc | white person |
| 3 | Middle French | blanc | white |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |