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
- sulphuric acid or sulfuric acid
Ancestry of “svovelsyre”, 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 |