Where does “saltsyre” come from?
saltsyre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål salt, from Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
saltsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): hydrochloric acid
Ancestry of “saltsyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | salt | salty, salt, salted; salt; imperative of salte |
| 2 | Old Norse | salt | salt; strong neuter nominative/accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |