Where does “bleck” come from?

bleck (Swedish) comes from Low German blick, from Middle Low German bleck, from Old Saxon blek, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bleck (Swedish): tin plate; sheet metal

Definitions

  1. tin plate; sheet metal

Ancestry of “bleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanblick—
2Middle Low Germanbleck—
3Old Saxonblek—
4Proto-West Germanicblik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “bleck”

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