Where does “pentlandite” come from?

pentlandite (English) comes from English Pentland, from Middle English land, from Old English hland, from Proto-Germanic hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European klān- — liquid, wet ground.

pentlandite (English): A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the...

Definitions

  1. A mixed iron and nickel sulfide mineral, with the...

Ancestry of “pentlandite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPentland—
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “pentlandite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klān- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlandą →Every word from Old English hland →