Where does “Quecksilberverbindung” come from?
Quecksilberverbindung (German) comes from German Verbindung, from German verbinden, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Quecksilberverbindung (German): mercury compound
Definitions
- mercury compound
Ancestry of “Quecksilberverbindung”, step by step
Quecksilberverbindung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verbindung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verbindung | connection; compound |
| 2 | German | verbinden | to join, to combine, to connect; to bandage; to... |
| 3 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Quecksilber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quecksilber | mercury |
| 2 | Middle High German | quecsilber | — |
| 3 | Old High German | quecsilbar | mercury |
| 4 | Old High German | quec | quick |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwik(k)w | alive; lively, quick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwikwaz | alive; lively, quick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |