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Where does “blitze” come from?

blitze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German blëcchazzen, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blitze (Middle High German): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “blitze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanblëcchazzen—
2Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blitze”

  • Blitz
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • blitzer
  • witblits
  • kugelblitz
  • blitz
  • блицкриг
  • блиц
  • Kugelblitz
  • blitzgescheit
  • Blitzeis
  • Blitz
  • blitzartig
  • Blitzlampe
  • Blitzkrieg
  • blitz
  • blits
  • blitskikker
  • блицкриг
  • блиц
  • blic
  • blickrig
  • blits
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