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
Ancestry of “salpetersyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | syre | acid |
| 2 | Old Norse | sýra | sour milk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūrą | — |