Where does “Quecksilberoxid” come from?

Quecksilberoxid (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.

Quecksilberoxid (German): mercuric oxide

Definitions

  1. mercuric oxide

Ancestry of “Quecksilberoxid”, step by step

Quecksilberoxid 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 Oxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOxidoxide
2Frenchoxydeoxide; first-person singular present indicative...
3Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
4Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz
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