Where does “Bleisulfid” come from?

Bleisulfid (German) comes from German blei, from Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

Bleisulfid (German): lead sulfide

Definitions

  1. lead sulfide

Ancestry of “Bleisulfid”, step by step

Bleisulfid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Sulfid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSulfidsulfide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y-
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