Where does “svovlsyre” come from?

svovlsyre (Danish) comes from Danish svovl, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svovlsyre (Danish): sulfuric acid

Definitions

  1. sulfuric acid

Ancestry of “svovlsyre”, step by step

svovlsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish svovl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvovlsulphur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Danish syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyreacid; The state of being sour
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →