Where does “pulver” come from?

pulver (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “pulver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*pulver—
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-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 →Every word from Proto-Germanic *pulver →
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