Where does “lønnesirup” come from?

lønnesirup (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sirup, from Old Norse sirop, from Latin siropus, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

lønnesirup (Norwegian Bokmål): maple syrup

Definitions

  1. maple syrup

Ancestry of “lønnesirup”, step by step

lønnesirup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sirup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsirupsyrup
2Old Norsesirop—
3Latinsiropus—
4Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
5Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Norwegian Bokmål lønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållønna maple; salary, wage
2Old Norsehlynrmaple
3Proto-Germanichlunizmaple
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرَاب →Every word from Latin siropus →