Where does “svovelkis” come from?

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

svovelkis (Norwegian Bokmål): pyrite

Definitions

  1. pyrite

Ancestry of “svovelkis”, step by step

svovelkis 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 kis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkisguy, dude; pyrite
2Swedishkisa boy
3Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
4Yiddishקיסpouch
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →