Where does “kobalt” come from?
kobalt (Malay) comes from English cobalt, 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.
kobalt (Malay): cobalt
Ancestry of “kobalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cobalt | A chemical element with an atomic number of 27:... |
| 2 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 3 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 4 | Old High German | hold | friendly , loyal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |