Where does “cobaltum” come from?

cobaltum (Latin) comes from German Kobalt, from German Kobolet, from German Kobold, from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ, from Proto-Germanic hulþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cobaltum (Latin): cobalt

Definitions

  1. cobalt

Ancestry of “cobaltum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKobaltcobalt
2GermanKobolet—
3GermanKoboldkobold, goblin
4Middle High Germanholtgoblin
5Old High Germanholdfriendly, loyal
6Proto-West Germanic*holþgracious
7Proto-Germanichulþazinclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cobaltum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *holþ →
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