Where does “בליצמיסט” come from?

בליצמיסט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בליץ, from Middle High German blitze, from Old High German blëcchazzen, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

בליצמיסט (Yiddish): spam unsolicited bulk electronic messages

Definitions

  1. spam unsolicited bulk electronic messages

Ancestry of “בליצמיסט”, step by step

בליצמיסט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בליץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבליץlightning, flash
2Middle High Germanblitzelightning
3Old High Germanblëcchazzen
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Yiddish מיסט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמיסטgarbage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-osEvery word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz