Where does “ahornsirup” come from?
ahornsirup (Danish) comes from Danish sirup, from Old Norse sirop, from Latin siropus, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.
ahornsirup (Danish): maple syrup
Ancestry of “ahornsirup”, step by step
ahornsirup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sirup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | sirup | syrup |
| 2 | Old Norse | sirop | — |
| 3 | Latin | siropus | — |
| 4 | Arabic | شَرَاب | wine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,... |
| 5 | Arabic | شَرِبَ | to drink |
via Danish ahorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | ahorn | maple |
| 2 | German | ahorn | A maple Acer; the common tree |
| 3 | Middle High German | ahorn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ahorn | maple |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |