Where does “kohlenhydratreich” come from?

kohlenhydratreich (German) comes from German Kohlenhydrat, from German Kohle, from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą — to burn; to shine.

kohlenhydratreich (German): high-carb

Definitions

  1. high-carb

Ancestry of “kohlenhydratreich”, step by step

kohlenhydratreich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kohlenhydrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKohlenhydratcarbohydrate
2GermanKohlecoal; a coal; a piece of coal; money; dough; dosh
3Middle High Germankole
4GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
5Middle High Germankōl
6Old High Germankolcoal
7Proto-West Germanickolcoal
8Proto-Germanickulącoal
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via German reich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreichrich; singular imperative of reichen
2Middle High Germanrīcherich
3Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
4Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
5Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH-