Where does “Kieselsäure” come from?

Kieselsäure (German) comes from German Kiesel, from Middle High German kisel, from Old High German kisil, from Proto-West Germanic kisil — pebble, gravel.

Kieselsäure (German): silicic acid, silica

Definitions

  1. silicic acid, silica

Ancestry of “Kieselsäure”, step by step

Kieselsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kiesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKieselpebble
2Middle High Germankisel—
3Old High Germankisilpebble
4Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—

Words derived from “Kieselsäure”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old High German kisil →Every word from Middle High German kisel →