Where does “bleischwer” come from?

bleischwer (German) comes from German schwer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

bleischwer (German): leaden

Definitions

  1. leaden

Ancestry of “bleischwer”, step by step

bleischwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwerheavy, weighty; difficult, hard; serious
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

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
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti