Where does “oxalsyre” come from?

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

oxalsyre (Danish): oxalic acid

Definitions

  1. oxalic acid

Ancestry of “oxalsyre”, step by step

oxalsyre 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 oxal

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