Where does “schwefelarm” come from?

schwefelarm (German) comes from German Arm, from German Leuchter, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

schwefelarm (German): low-sulfur, low-sulphur

Definitions

  1. low-sulfur, low-sulphur

Ancestry of “schwefelarm”, step by step

schwefelarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArman arm; anything that resembles an arm
2GermanLeuchtercandlestick, sconce; candelabra
3German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
4Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel
3Old High Germansweval
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios