Where does “sítrónusýra” come from?

sítrónusýra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sýra, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

sítrónusýra (Icelandic): citric acid

Definitions

  1. citric acid

Ancestry of “sítrónusýra”, step by step

sítrónusýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýraacid; sour whey; acid, LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Icelandic sítróna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsítrónalemon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Icelandic sýra →