Where does “pleuar” come from?
pleuar (Romanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pleu, from Hungarian pléh, from German Blech, 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.
pleuar (Romanian): tinsmith
Definitions
- tinsmith
Ancestry of “pleuar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pleu | to flow, to float |
| 2 | Hungarian | pléh | tin |
| 3 | German | Blech | sheet; Brass, a collective term for all brass... |
| 4 | Middle High German | blëch | small metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress |
| 5 | Old High German | bleh | thin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *blik | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bliką | shine; look; metal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |