Where does “svávulsýrlingur” come from?
svávulsýrlingur (Faroese) comes from Faroese svávul, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.
svávulsýrlingur (Faroese): sulphurous acid, HSO
Ancestry of “svávulsýrlingur”, step by step