Where does “Juckpulver” come from?

Juckpulver (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.

Juckpulver (German): itching powder

Definitions

  1. itching powder

Ancestry of “Juckpulver”, step by step

Juckpulver 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 Jucken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJuckenitching
2Middle High Germanjücken—
3Old High Germanjucchento itch
4Proto-West Germanic*jukkjanto itch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →