melkzuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuur, from Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.
melkzuur (Dutch): lactic acid
Definitions
lactic acid
Ancestry of “melkzuur”, step by step
melkzuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.