Etymology

bismuth

B3I1S1M3U1T1H4

Today it means: A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal. Full definition →

German Wismuth ← Old High German hwiz
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  1. Old High German · derived fromhwiz
  2. German · borrowed fromWismuth
  3. English todaybismuth

From German Wismuth. Often explained as a miner's contraction of wis mat "white mass" from Old High German hwiz "white".

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