Where does “svovelkis” come from?

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

svovelkis (Norwegian Nynorsk): pyrite

Definitions

  1. pyrite

Ancestry of “svovelkis”, step by step

svovelkis 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 kis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkisguy, dude; pyrite
2Swedishkisa boy
3Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
4Yiddishקיסpouch
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →