Where does “Blech” come from?

Blech (German) comes from Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Blech (German): sheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass...

Definitions

  1. sheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass...

Ancestry of “Blech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
2Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
3Proto-Germanic*blik—
4Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “Blech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blik →