Where does “Zinksulfid” come from?

Zinksulfid (German) comes from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Zinksulfid (German): zinc sulfide

Definitions

  1. zinc sulfide

Ancestry of “Zinksulfid”, step by step

Zinksulfid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzinksingular imperative of zinken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanzinketine, prong
3Old High Germanzinko
4Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German Sulfid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSulfidsulfide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Germanic tindaz
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