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Where does “potasch” come from?

potasch (Dutch) comes from Dutch pottaschen — pot ashes.

potasch (Dutch): spelling before 1946/47 for potas

Definitions

  1. spelling before 1946/47 for potas

Ancestry of “potasch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpottaschenpot ashes

Words derived from “potasch”

  • potassium
  • potash
  • potassa
  • potass
  • potassic
  • dipotassium
  • ultrapotassic
  • monopotassium
  • hypopotassemia
  • potashery
  • hyperpotassemia
  • nonpotassium
  • potassian
  • potassicpargasite
  • methylpotassium
  • potassiferous
  • potassiumlike
  • organopotassium
  • radiopotassium
  • potassoxyl
  • potasside
  • potaisiam
  • పొటాషియము
  • potasiamu
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