Where does “quecksilberhaltig” come from?

quecksilberhaltig (German) comes from German Quecksilber, from Middle High German quecsilber, from Old High German quecsilbar, from Old High German quec, from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

quecksilberhaltig (German): mercurial

Definitions

  1. mercurial

Ancestry of “quecksilberhaltig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuecksilbermercury
2Middle High Germanquecsilber
3Old High Germanquecsilbarmercury
4Old High Germanquecquick
5Proto-West Germanickwik(k)walive; lively, quick
6Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz