Where does “kultveilte” come from?

kultveilte (Danish) comes from Danish ilte, 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.

kultveilte (Danish): carbon dioxide

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide

Ancestry of “kultveilte”, step by step

kultveilte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ilte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishilteoxide
2Danishiltoxygen; imperative of ilte
3Danishildfire; ardor
4Old Danisheld—
5Old Norseeldrfire
6Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
7Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
8Proto-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 →