Where does “בלעכער” come from?

בלעכער (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.

בלעכער (Yiddish): tinsmith, whitesmith

Definitions

  1. tinsmith, whitesmith

Ancestry of “בלעכער”, step by step

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