Where does “Bleierz” come from?

Bleierz (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Bleierz (German): galena

Definitions

  1. galena

Ancestry of “Bleierz”, step by step

Bleierz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleilead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)
2Middle High Germanblī—
3Old High Germanblīometallic lead
4Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
5Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via German Erz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper

Words derived from “Bleierz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →