Where does “knallpulver” come from?

knallpulver (Swedish) comes from Swedish knall, from Swedish knallfull, from Swedish full, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

knallpulver (Swedish): percussive explosive (as used in a cap gun)

Definitions

  1. percussive explosive (as used in a cap gun)

Ancestry of “knallpulver”, step by step

knallpulver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknallbang
2Swedishknallfullvery drunk
3Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
4Old Norsefullrfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Swedish pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpulverpowder; fine particles
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “knallpulver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →