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Where does “kisil” come from?

kisil (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic kisil — pebble, gravel.

kisil (Old High German): pebble

Definitions

  1. pebble

Ancestry of “kisil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel

Words derived from “kisil”

  • kieselguhr
  • kieselsäurehaltig
  • Kieselsäure
  • Orthokieselsäure
  • Metakieselsäure
  • Kieselerde
  • Kiesel
  • Kieselstein
  • Kieselguhr
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →