Where does “Błaszak” come from?

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

Błaszak (Polish): tin garage, tin shack

Definitions

  1. tin garage, tin shack

Ancestry of “Błaszak”, step by step

Błaszak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish blacha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishblachasheet metal
2Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
3Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
4Proto-Germanic*blik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Polish Błażej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBłażej—
2Late LatinBlasius—

Words derived from “Błaszak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →