Where does “blitzdingsen” come from?
blitzdingsen (German) comes from German Blitz, from Middle High German blitze, from Old High German blëcchazzen, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
blitzdingsen (German): to erase someone's memories of a specific event
Definitions
- to erase someone's memories of a specific event
Ancestry of “blitzdingsen”, step by step
blitzdingsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Blitz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blitz | lightning; flash |
| 2 | Middle High German | blitze | lightning |
| 3 | Old High German | blëcchazzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
via German Dings
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dings | genitive singular of Ding; thing, thingamajig, a... |