Where does “blitzsauber” come from?
blitzsauber (German) comes from German sauber, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
blitzsauber (German): squeaky clean
Definitions
- squeaky clean
Ancestry of “blitzsauber”, step by step
blitzsauber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sauber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sauber | clean; neat, tidy; pretty, cute |
| 2 | Latin | sūber | cork oak, cork-tree |
| 3 | Old High German | sūbar | clean |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūbrī | sober; clean |
| 5 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via German blitzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blitzen | to lighten; to flash; to sparkle |
| 2 | German | blickzen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bleczen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | blechazan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blikkattjan | to flash, to glitter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blīkan | to shine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |