Where does “blitzgescheit” come from?

blitzgescheit (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.

blitzgescheit (German): Very clever; quick on the uptake

Definitions

  1. Very clever; quick on the uptake

Ancestry of “blitzgescheit”, step by step

blitzgescheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlitzlightning; flash
2Middle High Germanblitzelightning
3Old High Germanblëcchazzen—
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via German gescheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangescheitclever, bright, intelligent; reasonable, proper,...
2Middle High Germangeschīdesensible, sly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →
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