Where does “zinc” come from?

zinc (Romanian) comes from French zinc, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

zinc (Romanian): zinc metal

Definitions

  1. zinc metal

Ancestry of “zinc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzinczinc
2Germanzinksingular imperative of zinken; first-person...
3Middle High Germanzinketine, prong
4Old High Germanzinko—
5Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “zinc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tindaz →
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