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

Definitions

  1. sulphurous acid, HSO

Ancestry of “svávulsýrlingur”, step by step

svávulsýrlingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese svávul

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

via Faroese sýrlingur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesýrlingur—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →