Where does “Pechblende” come from?
Pechblende (German) comes from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
Pechblende (German): pitchblende
Definitions
- pitchblende
Ancestry of “Pechblende”, step by step
Pechblende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pech | pitch; bad luck, misfortune |
| 2 | Old High German | peh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 4 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via German blende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blende | inflection of blenden: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 4 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |