Where does “myrsyra” come from?
myrsyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish myra, from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.
myrsyra (Swedish): formic acid
Ancestry of “myrsyra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | myra | ant |
| 2 | Old Norse | maurr | ant |
| 3 | Old Norse | þúfa | mound, knoll |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |