Where does “Feinpulver” come from?

Feinpulver (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.

Feinpulver (German): fine powder

Definitions

  1. fine powder

Ancestry of “Feinpulver”, step by step

Feinpulver 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 fein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
2Middle High Germanfīn—
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pulver →