Where does “benzoesyre” come from?

benzoesyre (Danish) comes from Danish syre, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

benzoesyre (Danish): benzoic acid

Definitions

  1. benzoic acid

Ancestry of “benzoesyre”, step by step

benzoesyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyreacid; The state of being sour
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Danish benzoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbenzoe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Danish syre →