Where does “eddiksyre” come from?
eddiksyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eddik, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.
eddiksyre (Norwegian Bokmål): acetic acid
Ancestry of “eddiksyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | eddik | vinegar |
| 2 | Old Norse | edik | — |
| 3 | Dutch | edik | vinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | edic | vinegar |
| 5 | Old Dutch | etig | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *atek | — |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 8 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |