Where does “syrlig” come from?

syrlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish syra, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

syrlig (Norwegian Bokmål): acid, acidic; sour, sourish

Definitions

  1. acid, acidic; sour, sourish

Ancestry of “syrlig”, step by step

syrlig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish syra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyraacid; sourness
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Danish syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyreacid; The state of being sour

via Norwegian Bokmål syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsyreacid

Words derived from “syrlig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Swedish syra →