Where does “odblask” come from?

odblask (Polish) comes from German Abglanz, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

odblask (Polish): reflection

Definitions

  1. reflection

Ancestry of “odblask”, step by step

odblask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abglanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbglanzreflection
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab—
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Polish blask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishblaskbrightness, brilliance; glare, shine
2Old Polishblaskglow, shine, brightness
3Proto-Slavic*blě̑skъglitter, brightness, flash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →