Where does “Rohblei” come from?

Rohblei (German) comes from German blei, from Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Rohblei (German): crude lead

Definitions

  1. crude lead

Ancestry of “Rohblei”, step by step

Rohblei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleilead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)
2Middle High Germanblī—
3Old High Germanblīometallic lead
4Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
5Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via German roh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrohraw; unprocessed, crude, raw; unrefined, rude,...
2Middle High Germanrō—
3Old High Germanrāo—
4Proto-West Germanichrauraw
5Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →