Where does “kullsyre” come from?

kullsyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kull, from Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kullsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): carbonic acid

Definitions

  1. carbonic acid

Ancestry of “kullsyre”, step by step

kullsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkullcoal; charcoal; a litter
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

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

Words derived from “kullsyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →