Where does “scholzite” come from?
scholzite (English) comes from German Scholz, from German Schulz, from German Schultheiß, from Middle High German schultheize, from Old High German sculdheizo, from Proto-West Germanic skuldihaitijō, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, from Proto-Germanic skuldiz — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
scholzite (English): An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...
Definitions
- An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...
Ancestry of “scholzite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scholz | — |
| 2 | German | Schulz | — |
| 3 | German | Schultheiß | mayor |
| 4 | Middle High German | schultheize | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sculdheizo | arbiter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldihaitijō | one who settles debts, a legal officer |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |