Where does “karbonsyre” come from?

karbonsyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål karbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karbonsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): carbonic acid

Definitions

  1. carbonic acid

Ancestry of “karbonsyre”, step by step

karbonsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål karbon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkarboncarbon
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →