Where does “Kohlendioxidlaser” come from?
Kohlendioxidlaser (German) comes from German Kohlendioxid, 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 — to burn; to shine.
Kohlendioxidlaser (German): carbon dioxide laser
Ancestry of “Kohlendioxidlaser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Kohlendioxid | carbon dioxide |
| 2 | German | Kohle | coal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh |
| 3 | Middle High German | kole | — |
| 4 | German | Kohl | cabbage; nonsense; idle talk |
| 5 | Middle High German | kōl | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kol | coal |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kol | coal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kulą | coal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷol- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵwelH- | to burn; to shine |