Where does “kobalt” come from?
kobalt (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوبالت, from French cobalt, from German kobalt, from English Kobold, from German Kobold, from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ — to cover; to incline.
kobalt (Turkish): cobalt
Definitions
- cobalt
Ancestry of “kobalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قوبالت | — |
| 2 | French | cobalt | cobalt |
| 3 | German | kobalt | cobalt |
| 4 | English | Kobold | goblin |
| 5 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 6 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 7 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |