Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “bleh” come from?

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

bleh (Old High German): thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate

Definitions

  1. thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate

Ancestry of “bleh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*blik—
2Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleh”

  • бляха
  • Blechflöte
  • Blechbüchse
  • Blechdose
  • Zinnblech
  • Aluminiumblech
  • Schutzblech
  • blechern
  • Eisenblech
  • Backblech
  • Silberblech
  • Blech
  • Blechkasten
  • Blechteil
  • Blechlawine
  • blacharz
  • blaszany
  • blacha
  • pleh
  • blëch
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