Where does “kulilte” come from?

kulilte (Danish) comes from Danish ilt, from Danish ild, from Old Danish eld, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

kulilte (Danish): carbon monoxide

Definitions

  1. carbon monoxide

Ancestry of “kulilte”, step by step

kulilte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishiltoxygen; imperative of ilte
2Danishildfire; ardor
3Old Danisheld—
4Old Norseeldrfire
5Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
6Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Danish kul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkulcoal; imperative of kule
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →