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Where does “Blitz” come from?

Blitz (German) comes from Middle High German blitze, from Old High German blëcchazzen, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Blitz (German): lightning; flash

Definitions

  1. lightning; flash

Ancestry of “Blitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanblitzelightning
2Old High Germanblëcchazzen—
3Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “Blitz”

  • Blitz
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • blitzer
  • witblits
  • kugelblitz
  • blitz
  • блицкриг
  • блиц
  • Kugelblitz
  • blitzgescheit
  • Blitzeis
  • blitzartig
  • Blitzlampe
  • Blitzkrieg
  • blitz
  • blits
  • blitskikker
  • блицкриг
  • блиц
  • blic
  • blickrig
  • blits
  • blits
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