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

Definitions

  1. an amino acid

Ancestry of “aminosyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål syre →