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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvovelsulphur, or sulfur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →