Where does “urinsyre” come from?

urinsyre (Danish) comes from Danish urin, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

urinsyre (Danish): uric acid

Definitions

  1. uric acid

Ancestry of “urinsyre”, step by step

urinsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish urin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishurinurine
2Latinūrīnaurine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk

via Danish syre

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

Words derived from “urinsyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r- →Every word from Latin ūrīna →