Where does “Silberblick” come from?

Silberblick (German) comes from German blick, from Middle High German blic, from Old High German blik, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Silberblick (German): small squint strabismus

Definitions

  1. small squint strabismus

Ancestry of “Silberblick”, step by step

Silberblick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblicksingular imperative of blicken
2Middle High Germanblic—
3Old High Germanblik—
4Proto-Germanicblīkanąto gleam; shine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via German Silber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSilbersilver; argent
2Middle High Germansilber—
3Old High Germansilbarsilver
4Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīkaną →
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