Where does “בלעכן” come from?

בלעכן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בלעך, 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.

בלעכן (Yiddish): (made of) tin

Definitions

  1. (made of) tin

Ancestry of “בלעכן”, step by step

בלעכן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בלעך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבלעךtin; sheet metal, tin sheet; blech
2Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
3Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
4Proto-Germanic*blik
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en
3Old High German-īn
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic blikąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *blik