Where does “Arsengehalt” come from?

Arsengehalt (German) comes from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

Arsengehalt (German): arsenic content (especially of minerals)

Definitions

  1. arsenic content (especially of minerals)

Ancestry of “Arsengehalt”, step by step

Arsengehalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArsenarsenic
2Latinarsenicumarsenic
3Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
4Middle Persianzarnīk—
5Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

via German Gehalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGehaltsalary; content
2Middle High Germangehalten—
3Old High Germangihaltan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →