Where does “Schutzblech” come from?

Schutzblech (German) comes from German Blech, from Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Schutzblech (German): fender, mudguard

Definitions

  1. fender, mudguard

Ancestry of “Schutzblech”, step by step

Schutzblech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlechsheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass...
2Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
3Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
4Proto-Germanic*blik
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via German Schütz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchützcontactor
2Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic blikąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *blik