Where does “acetylsalisylsyre” come from?

acetylsalisylsyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syre, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

acetylsalisylsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): acetylsalicylic acid

Definitions

  1. acetylsalicylic acid

Ancestry of “acetylsalisylsyre”, step by step

acetylsalisylsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Norwegian Bokmål salisyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsalisylsalicylic acid a white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals
2Latinsalixwillow; a willow branch
3Proto-Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål syre →