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
Ancestry of “pulver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | pulver | — |
| 2 | Old High German | pulver | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *pulver | — |
| 4 | Latin | pulvis | dust, powder; an arena, place of contest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |