Where does “Karbolsäure” come from?

Karbolsäure (German) comes from German Karbol, from Dutch carbol.

Karbolsäure (German): carbolic acid, phenol

Definitions

  1. carbolic acid, phenol

Ancestry of “Karbolsäure”, step by step

Karbolsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Karbol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarbol—
2Dutchcarbol—

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Dutch carbol →Every word from German Karbol →