Where does “בליצשלעסל” come from?

בליצשלעסל (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.

בליצשלעסל (Yiddish): zipper, zip fastener

Definitions

  1. zipper, zip fastener

Ancestry of “בליצשלעסל”, step by step

בליצשלעסל 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 שלעסל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלעסלzipper, zip fastener
2Yiddishשלאָסlock; castle
3Middle High Germanslōz—
4Old High Germansloz—
5Proto-Germanicslutą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →