Where does “sulfur” come from?

sulfur (Danish) comes from Latin sulfur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

sulfur (Danish): sulphur

Definitions

  1. sulphur

Ancestry of “sulfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulfursulfur, brimstone; lightning
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulfur →