Where does “süsihappegaas” come from?

süsihappegaas (Estonian) comes from Estonian süsihape, from German Kohlensäure, from German Kohle, from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol — to burn; to shine.

süsihappegaas (Estonian): carbon dioxide

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide

Ancestry of “süsihappegaas”, step by step

süsihappegaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian süsihape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansüsihapecarbonic acid
2GermanKohlensäurecarbonic acid
3GermanKohlecoal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh
4Middle High Germankole
5GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
6Middle High Germankōl
7Old High Germankolcoal
8Proto-West Germanickolcoal
9Proto-Germanickulącoal
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Estonian gaas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniangaasgas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą
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