Where does “Blitzlampe” come from?

Blitzlampe (German) comes from German lampe, from French lampe, from Middle French lampe, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.

Blitzlampe (German): flash (technique), flashbulb

Definitions

  1. flash (technique), flashbulb

Ancestry of “Blitzlampe”, step by step

Blitzlampe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlampelamp, light piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets
2Frenchlampelamp, light; bulb; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchlampelamp
4Old Frenchlampelamp
5Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
6Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
7Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
8Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
9Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
10Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
11Hungarianönyou
12Hungarianön-self-
13Turkishönfront
14Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
15Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via German Blitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlitzlightning; flash
2Middle High Germanblitzelightning
3Old High Germanblëcchazzen
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Ancient Greek λαμπάς