Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “syre” come from?

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

syre (Danish): acid; The state of being sour

Definitions

  1. acid; The state of being sour

Ancestry of “syre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesýrasour milk
2Proto-Germanicsūrą—

Words derived from “syre”

  • fedtsyre
  • saltsyre
  • myresyre
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →