Where does “fönsterbleck” come from?

fönsterbleck (Swedish) comes from Swedish bleck, 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.

fönsterbleck (Swedish): a thin rectangular piece of sheet metal over the exterior portion of a window sill; a sill flashing

Definitions

  1. a thin rectangular piece of sheet metal over the exterior portion of a window sill; a sill flashing

Ancestry of “fönsterbleck”, step by step

fönsterbleck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblecktin plate; sheet metal
2Low Germanblick—
3Middle Low Germanbleck—
4Old Saxonblek—
5Proto-West Germanicblik—
6Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Swedish fönster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfönstera window
2Old Swedishfynster—
3Middle Low Germanvinster—
4Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
5Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →