Where does “Schwarzpulver” come from?
Schwarzpulver (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.
Schwarzpulver (German): black powder
Ancestry of “Schwarzpulver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Pulver | powder; money |
| 2 | Middle High German | pulver | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pulver | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pulver | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulvis | dust, powder; an arena, place of contest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |