Where does “erlenmeyerkolbe” come from?
erlenmeyerkolbe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kolbe, from German Kolben, from Middle High German kolbe, from Old High German cholpo, from Proto-Germanic kolbô, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
erlenmeyerkolbe (Norwegian Bokmål): an Erlenmeyer flask
Ancestry of “erlenmeyerkolbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kolbe | a flask; a butt; a cob |
| 2 | German | Kolben | butt of a rifle; piston; spadix |
| 3 | Middle High German | kolbe | club |
| 4 | Old High German | cholpo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kolbô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |