Where does “Glühbirnenwitz” come from?

Glühbirnenwitz (German) comes from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Glühbirnenwitz (German): light bulb joke

Definitions

  1. light bulb joke

Ancestry of “Glühbirnenwitz”, step by step

Glühbirnenwitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German witz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwitzjoke
2Middle High Germanwitz—
3Old High Germanwizzi—
4Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
5Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Glühbirne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlühbirnelight bulb
2GermanGlühengerund of glühen; glow; incandescence
3Middle High Germanglüejen—
4Old High Germangluoento glow
5Proto-West Germanic*glōanto glow
6Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
7Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →