Where does “Kohlendioxid” come from?

Kohlendioxid (German) comes from German Kohle, from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- — to burn; to shine.

Kohlendioxid (German): carbon dioxide

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide

Ancestry of “Kohlendioxid”, step by step

Kohlendioxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kohle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlecoal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh
2Middle High Germankole
3GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
4Middle High Germankōl
5Old High Germankolcoal
6Proto-West Germanickolcoal
7Proto-Germanickulącoal
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via German Dioxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDioxiddioxide
2Frenchdioxydedioxide
3Frenchoxydeoxide; first-person singular present indicative...
4Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
5Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
6Latinaceōto be sour
7Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Kohlendioxid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą