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Where does “syrefast” come from?

syrefast (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syre, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

syrefast (Norwegian Bokmål): acid-resistant

Definitions

  1. acid-resistant

Ancestry of “syrefast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
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