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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

Definitions

  1. formic acid

Ancestry of “myrsyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyraant
2Old Norsemaurrant
3Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
4Proto-Germanicþūbaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →