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
Ancestry of “maurasýra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | maur | an ant |
| 2 | Old Norse | maurr | ant |
| 3 | Old Norse | þúfa | mound, knoll |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |