Where does “pulver” come from?

pulver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulver (Norwegian Bokmål): powder

Definitions

  1. powder

Ancestry of “pulver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →