Where does “sorbinsyre” come from?

sorbinsyre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin sorbum, from Latin sorbus, from Indo-European *ser-.

sorbinsyre (Norwegian Nynorsk): sorbic acid

Definitions

  1. sorbic acid

Ancestry of “sorbinsyre”, step by step

sorbinsyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sorbum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsorbumsorb, fruit of the service tree
2Latinsorbussorb; service tree; "Sorbus domestica"
3Indo-European*ser-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk syre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksyrean acid; sour whey; to make more sour or acidic
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Indo-European *ser- →Every word from Latin sorbus →Every word from Latin sorbum →