How the German language influenced English with the word 'blitz'

'Blitz' is a word borrowed from German 'blitz'. The word entered the English language some time around 1939.

blitz [noun] [circa 1939]

• blitzkrieg
• an intensive aerial military campaign
• air raid
• a fast intensive nonmilitary campaign or attack

See 'blitz' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: -

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