Where does “Quecksilberorganyle” come from?

Quecksilberorganyle (German) comes from German Quecksilber, from Middle High German quecsilber, from Old High German quecsilbar, from Old High German quec, from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Quecksilberorganyle (German): organomercury compound; organomercurial

Definitions

  1. organomercury compound; organomercurial

Ancestry of “Quecksilberorganyle”, step by step

Quecksilberorganyle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Quecksilber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuecksilbermercury
2Middle High Germanquecsilber—
3Old High Germanquecsilbarmercury
4Old High Germanquecquick
5Proto-West Germanickwik(k)walive; lively, quick
6Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via German Organyle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOrganyleorganyl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →