Where does “svoveldioksid” come from?
svoveldioksid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svovel, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.
svoveldioksid (Norwegian Bokmål): sulphur dioxide , or sulfur dioxide
Definitions
- sulphur dioxide , or sulfur dioxide
Ancestry of “svoveldioksid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | svovel | sulphur, or sulfur |
| 2 | Middle Low German | swavel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sweval | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sweblaz | sulfur |