Where does “nukleinsyre” come from?

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

nukleinsyre (Danish): nucleic acid

Definitions

  1. nucleic acid

Ancestry of “nukleinsyre”, step by step

nukleinsyre 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 nuklein

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