Where does “Blitzlichtpulver” come from?

Blitzlichtpulver (German) comes from German Pulver, from Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Proto-Germanic *pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Blitzlichtpulver (German): flash powder

Definitions

  1. flash powder

Ancestry of “Blitzlichtpulver”, step by step

Blitzlichtpulver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPulverpowder; money
2Middle High Germanpulver—
3Old High Germanpulver—
4Proto-Germanic*pulver—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German Blitzlicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlitzlichtflash, flashlight; flashlight, photoflash;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pulver →