Etymograph

English

glitzkrieg

Blend of glitz + blitzkrieg.

A blend of glitz + blitzkrieg

Middle High German glitzen

German glitzern ‘glint’

English glitz

German Blitzkrieg

English blitzkrieg

Today it means

noun An assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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