Where does “aluminiumsfolie” come from?

aluminiumsfolie (Danish) comes from Danish folie, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

aluminiumsfolie (Danish): aluminium foil (UK), or aluminum foil (US)

Definitions

  1. aluminium foil (UK), or aluminum foil (US)

Ancestry of “aluminiumsfolie”, step by step

aluminiumsfolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish folie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfoliefoil (thin material)
2Latinfoliuma leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper
3Proto-Italic*foljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Danish aluminium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaluminiumaluminum
2Latinalūmenalum
3English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om—
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →