Where does “Schwefelhalogenid” come from?

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

Schwefelhalogenid (German): sulfur halide

Definitions

  1. sulfur halide

Ancestry of “Schwefelhalogenid”, step by step

Schwefelhalogenid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwefel

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

via German Halogenid

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