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Where does “Schwefeltetrafluorid” come from?

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

Schwefeltetrafluorid (German): sulfur tetrafluoride

Definitions

  1. sulfur tetrafluoride

Ancestry of “Schwefeltetrafluorid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →