Where does “Pulverfass” come from?

Pulverfass (German) comes from German Pulver, from Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Proto-Germanic *pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Pulverfass (German): powder keg

Definitions

  1. powder keg

Ancestry of “Pulverfass”, step by step

Pulverfass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPulverpowder; money
2Middle High Germanpulver—
3Old High Germanpulver—
4Proto-Germanic*pulver—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via German fass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfasscatch, snatch
2Middle High Germanvaz—
3Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
4Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pulver →