Where does “Schwefelhexafluorid” come from?

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

Schwefelhexafluorid (German): sulfur hexafluoride

Definitions

  1. sulfur hexafluoride

Ancestry of “Schwefelhexafluorid”, step by step

Schwefelhexafluorid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwefel

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

via German Hexafluorid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHexafluoridhexafluoride
2GermanFluoridfluoride
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old High German sweval →Every word from Middle High German swevel →