Where does “Tantalerz” come from?

Tantalerz (German) comes from German Erz, from Middle High German arze, from Old High German aruzzi, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.

Tantalerz (German): tantalum ore

Definitions

  1. tantalum ore

Ancestry of “Tantalerz”, step by step

Tantalerz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzore
2Middle High Germanarze—
3Old High Germanaruzzi—
4Proto-Germanicarutsore
5Proto-Germanicarud-—
6Sumerian?copper

via German Tantal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTantaltantalum
2Latintantalium—
Every word from Sumerian ? →Every word from Proto-Germanic arud- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aruts →