Where does “svávulsýra” come from?

svávulsýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese svávul, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svávulsýra (Faroese): sulphuric acid, HSO

Definitions

  1. sulphuric acid, HSO

Ancestry of “svávulsýra”, step by step

svávulsýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese svávul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvávulsulfur or sulphur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Faroese sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesýraacid; sorrel; LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →