Where does “Schwefeldichlorid” come from?

Schwefeldichlorid (German) comes from German Schwefel, from Middle High German swevel, from Old High German sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

Schwefeldichlorid (German): sulfur dichloride

Definitions

  1. sulfur dichloride

Ancestry of “Schwefeldichlorid”, step by step

Schwefeldichlorid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via German Dichlorid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDichloriddichloride
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old High German sweval →Every word from Middle High German swevel →