Where does “salpetersyre” come from?

salpetersyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syre, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

salpetersyre (Norwegian Bokmål): nitric acid

Definitions

  1. nitric acid

Ancestry of “salpetersyre”, step by step

salpetersyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

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

via Norwegian Bokmål salpeter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsalpetersaltpetre, saltpeter (US), or potassium nitrate
2Medieval Latinsalpetra—
3Latinsāl petrae—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål syre →