Where does “maurasýra” come from?

maurasýra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic maur, from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

maurasýra (Icelandic): formic acid

Definitions

  1. formic acid

Ancestry of “maurasýra”, step by step

maurasýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic maur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmauran ant
2Old Norsemaurrant
3Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
4Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

via Icelandic sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýraacid; sour whey; acid, LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →