Where does “spiegelblank” come from?
spiegelblank (German) comes from German blank, from Middle High German blanc, from Old High German blanc, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
spiegelblank (German): glossy, shiny
Ancestry of “spiegelblank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | blank | bright; spotlessly clean; shining; polished;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blanc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | blanc | shining, bright |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |