Where does “svovelinnhald” come from?

svovelinnhald (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk svovel, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svovelinnhald (Norwegian Nynorsk): sulphur content

Definitions

  1. sulphur content

Ancestry of “svovelinnhald”, step by step

svovelinnhald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk svovel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksvovelsulfur or sulphur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Norwegian Nynorsk innhald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinnhaldcontent, or contents
2Middle Low Germaninholt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →