Where does “Kieselerde” come from?

Kieselerde (German) comes from German ërde, from Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Kieselerde (German): silica; diatomaceous earth

Definitions

  1. silica; diatomaceous earth

Ancestry of “Kieselerde”, step by step

Kieselerde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ërde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanërdeearth
2Middle High Germanërdeearth
3Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via German Kiesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKieselpebble
2Middle High Germankisel—
3Old High Germankisilpebble
4Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →