Where does “Blechwanne” come from?
Blechwanne (German) comes from German wanne, from Middle High German wanne, from Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic hwannē, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
Blechwanne (German): tin tub, tin wash tub, zinc tub
Definitions
- tin tub, tin wash tub, zinc tub
Ancestry of “Blechwanne”, step by step
Blechwanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wanne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wanne | tub, flat-bottomed vessel |
| 2 | Middle High German | wanne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wanne | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwannē | at what time, when; when |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwan | when, at what time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via German Blech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blech | sheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blëch | small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress |
| 3 | Old High German | bleh | thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blik | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |