Where does “Blankoscheck” come from?

Blankoscheck (German) comes from German Scheck, from American English check, from Middle English chek, from Old French eschéc, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.

Blankoscheck (German): blank cheque

Definitions

  1. blank cheque

Ancestry of “Blankoscheck”, step by step

Blankoscheck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Scheck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScheckcheck, cheque
2American EnglishcheckA situation in which the king is directly...
3Middle EnglishchekSaid when the opponent's king is under attack;...
4Old Frencheschécfailure (act of failing)
5Vulgar Latinscaccuschess
6Arabicشَاهking in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah
7Persianشاهking; shah; king; Something that is the biggest...
8Middle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠king
9Old Persian𐏋king
10Proto-Iranianxšáyati
11Proto-Indo-Iraniankšáyatihe rules, he has power over
12Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via German blanko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblankounprinted, unlined of paper
2Italianbiancowhite; blank; linen
3Latinblancuswhite
4Frankishblankbright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,...
5Proto-Germanic*blank
6Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-
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