Where does “blatzen” come from?
blatzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German blazzen, from Proto-Germanic platjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *blod-.
Ancestry of “blatzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | blazzen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | platjaną | to strike, beat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *blod- | — |
Words derived from “blatzen”