Where does “Bleistiftkasten” come from?
Bleistiftkasten (German) comes from German Bleistift, 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.
Bleistiftkasten (German): pencil box
Ancestry of “Bleistiftkasten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bleistift | pencil |
| 2 | German | blei | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | blī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | blīo | metallic lead |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīwī | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīwiją | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mliH-wó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mleh₁y- | to be weak, weary, tired |