Where does “Blitzmeldung” come from?

Blitzmeldung (German) comes from German Blitz, 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.

Blitzmeldung (German): newsflash

Definitions

  1. newsflash

Ancestry of “Blitzmeldung”, step by step

Blitzmeldung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlitzlightning; flash
2Middle High Germanblitzelightning
3Old High Germanblëcchazzen—
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via German Meldung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeldungreport; notification; message
2Germanmeldento report; to tell on; to put one's hand up
3Middle High Germanmelden—
4Old Dutchmeldon—
5Proto-West Germanicmelþōnto specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;...
6Proto-Germanic*melþōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →