Where does “zwavelzuur” come from?

zwavelzuur (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.

zwavelzuur (Dutch): a sulfuric acid, an oxide of sulfur; notably

Definitions

  1. a sulfuric acid, an oxide of sulfur; notably

Ancestry of “zwavelzuur”, step by step

zwavelzuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuursour; acidic; acid
2Middle Dutchsuur—
3Old Dutchsūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

via Dutch zwavel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwavelsulfur
2Dutchzwalf—
3Middle Dutchswalwe—
4Old Dutchswalwa—
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sūr →