Where does “svovelinnhold” come from?

svovelinnhold (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svovel, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svovelinnhold (Norwegian Bokmål): sulphur content

Definitions

  1. sulphur content

Ancestry of “svovelinnhold”, step by step

svovelinnhold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål svovel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvovelsulphur, or sulfur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Norwegian Bokmål innhold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinnholdcontent; index
2Middle Low Germaninholt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →