Etymology Explorer › Proto-West Germanic

Where does “blik” come from?

blik (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “blik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “blik”

  • бляха
  • Blechflöte
  • wegblicken
  • blicken
  • Blechbüchse
  • Blechdose
  • rückblickend
  • Zinnblech
  • Aluminiumblech
  • Schutzblech
  • blechern
  • nachblicken
  • Eisenblech
  • Backblech
  • Silberblech
  • Blech
  • anblicken
  • Blechkasten
  • Blechteil
  • Blechlawine
  • blickend
  • blacharz
  • blaszany
  • blacha
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