Where does “koolzuur” come from?

koolzuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

koolzuur (Dutch): carbonic acid – HCO

Definitions

  1. carbonic acid – HCO

Ancestry of “koolzuur”, step by step

koolzuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoolcabbage; coal; carbon
2Middle Dutchcol—
3Old Dutchkōl—
4Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
5Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Dutch zuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuursour; acidic; acid
2Middle Dutchsuur—
3Old Dutchsūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “koolzuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →