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Where does “sýra” come from?

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

sýra (Faroese): acid; sorrel; LSD

Definitions

  1. acid; sorrel; LSD

Ancestry of “sýra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesýrasour milk
2Proto-Germanicsūrą—

Words derived from “sýra”

  • kjarnasýra
  • edikssýra
  • svávulsýra
  • smørsýra
  • fitisýra
  • meyrusýra
  • mjólkarsýra
  • saltsýra
  • borsýra
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →