Where does “natriumhydroksid” come from?

natriumhydroksid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hydroksid, from Norwegian Bokmål hydrogen — hydrogen (chemical element, symbol H).

natriumhydroksid (Norwegian Bokmål): sodium hydroxide, caustic soda

Definitions

  1. sodium hydroxide, caustic soda

Ancestry of “natriumhydroksid”, step by step

natriumhydroksid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hydroksid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhydroksida hydroxide
2Norwegian Bokmålhydrogenhydrogen (chemical element, symbol H)

via Norwegian Bokmål natrium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnatriumsodium
Every word from Norwegian Bokmål hydrogenEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål hydroksid