Where does “fettsyre” come from?

fettsyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fett, from Norwegian Bokmål fet, from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

fettsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): a fatty acid

Definitions

  1. a fatty acid

Ancestry of “fettsyre”, step by step

fettsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfettneuter singular of fet; neuter singular of feit;...
2Norwegian Bokmålfetfat; fatty
3Old Norsefeitrfat
4Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

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

Words derived from “fettsyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →