Where does “saltsýra” come from?

saltsýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese salt, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

saltsýra (Faroese): hydrochloric acid

Definitions

  1. hydrochloric acid

Ancestry of “saltsýra”, step by step

saltsýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese salt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesaltsalt; salty
2Old Norsesaltrsalty, salted
3Proto-Germanicsaltazsalty
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Faroese sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesýraacid; sorrel; LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaz →