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”

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