Etymology of zinc

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noun

A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air. · An atom of this element. · A corrugated iron roof. · A zinc countertop.

verb

To electroplate with zinc. · To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder. Proto-Germanic *tindaz Old High German zint? Old High German zinko Middle High German zinke German Zinke? German Zinkbor. English zinc Borrowed from German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko (“prong, tine”), allied to zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Old English tind (“tine, prong”), Middle Low German tinde, Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). See also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), More at tine. Doublet of zincum.

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionZinkde
Derivation mentionzinkegmh
Derivation mentionzinkogoh · prong, tine
Derivation mention*tindazgem-pro · prong, pinnacle
Derivation mention*h₃dóntsine-pro · tooth, projection
Cognate mentiontindang · tine, prong
Cognate mentiontindegml
Cognate mentiontinduris · spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement
Cognate mentiontinnenl · battlement
Cognate mentionZinnede · pinnacle, battlement
Cognate mentiontindeda · pinnacle, battlement
Cognate mentiontinnesv · tooth of a rake
Doublet mentionzincumen

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