Where does “pulver” come from?

pulver (Mòcheno) comes from Middle High German pulver, from Old High German pulver, from Proto-Germanic *pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulver (Mòcheno): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “pulver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpulver—
2Old High Germanpulver—
3Proto-Germanic*pulver—
4Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pulver →