Where does “quartz” come from?
Quartz comes from Middle High German quarz, though the ultimate origin and meaning remain unknown.
quartz (English): The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface,...
Definitions
- The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface,...
Ancestry of “quartz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Quarz | quartz |
| 2 | Middle High German | quarz | — |
| 3 | German | twarc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tvьrdъ | hard, firm, solid |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *twírˀtas | hard, firm, solid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |
Words derived from “quartz”