Where does “urinstoff” come from?

urinstoff (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk urin, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

urinstoff (Norwegian Nynorsk): urea, carbamide

Definitions

  1. urea, carbamide

Ancestry of “urinstoff”, step by step

urinstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk urin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskurinurine
2Latinūrīnaurine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk

via Norwegian Nynorsk stoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstoffcloth, fabric; chemical substance; drug
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r- →Every word from Latin ūrīna →