Where does “blëch” come from?

blëch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bleh, from Proto-Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blëch (Middle High German): small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress

Definitions

  1. small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress

Ancestry of “blëch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
2Proto-Germanic*blik—
3Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blëch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blik →