Where does “Bleicarbonat” come from?

Bleicarbonat (German) comes from German Carbonat, from French carbonate, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Bleicarbonat (German): lead carbonate

Definitions

  1. lead carbonate

Ancestry of “Bleicarbonat”, step by step

Bleicarbonat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Carbonat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCarbonatcarbonate
2Frenchcarbonatecarbonate
3Frenchcarbonecarbon
4Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German blei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleilead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)
2Middle High Germanblī—
3Old High Germanblīometallic lead
4Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
5Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →