Where does “svovelsyre” come from?

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

svovelsyre (Norwegian Bokmål): sulphuric acid or sulfuric acid

Definitions

  1. sulphuric acid or sulfuric acid

Ancestry of “svovelsyre”, step by step

svovelsyre 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 syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →