Where does “aminosyre” come from?
aminosyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syre, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.
aminosyre (Norwegian Bokmål): an amino acid
Ancestry of “aminosyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | syre | acid |
| 2 | Old Norse | sýra | sour milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūrą | — |