Where does “Sulfur” come from?

Sulfur (German) comes from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “Sulfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
2LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelplos →Every word from Latin sulpur →