Where does “kisel” come from?

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

kisel (Swedish): silicon, a chemical element

Definitions

  1. silicon, a chemical element

Ancestry of “kisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankisel—
2Old High Germankisilpebble
3Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old High German kisil →Every word from Middle High German kisel →