Where does “alkoholsüchtig” come from?

alkoholsüchtig (German) comes from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

alkoholsüchtig (German): alcoholic

Definitions

  1. alcoholic

Ancestry of “alkoholsüchtig”, step by step

alkoholsüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alkohol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
2Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
3Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
4Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
5Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via German süchtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüchtigaddicted
2Old High Germansuhtīg—
Every word from Akkadian guḫlum →Every word from Arabic كُحْل →Every word from Arabic كحل →