Where does “Alkoholgehalt” come from?

Alkoholgehalt (German) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

Alkoholgehalt (German): alcoholic content

Definitions

  1. alcoholic content

Ancestry of “Alkoholgehalt”, step by step

Alkoholgehalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alkohol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via German Gehalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGehaltsalary; content
2Middle High Germangehalten—
3Old High Germangihaltan—
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →