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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvávulsulfur or sulphur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →