Where does “កូបាល” come from?
កូបាល (Khmer) comes from French cobalt, from German kobalt, from English Kobold, from German Kobold, from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ, from Proto-Germanic hulþaz — to cover; to incline.
កូបាល (Khmer): cobalt
Definitions
- cobalt
Ancestry of “កូបាល”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cobalt | cobalt |
| 2 | German | kobalt | cobalt |
| 3 | English | Kobold | goblin |
| 4 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 5 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 6 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |