Where does “harsyra” come from?

harsyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish hare, from Old Swedish hari, from Old Norse hari, from Germanic *hesô.

harsyra (Swedish): wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella

Definitions

  1. wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella

Ancestry of “harsyra”, step by step

harsyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishharehare
2Old Swedishharihare
3Old Norsehari—
4Germanic*hesô—

via Swedish syra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyraacid; sourness
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Germanic *hesô →Every word from Old Norse hari →Every word from Old Swedish hari →