Where does “oxalsyra” come from?

oxalsyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish syra, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

oxalsyra (Swedish): oxalic acid

Definitions

  1. oxalic acid

Ancestry of “oxalsyra”, step by step

oxalsyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish syra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyraacid; sourness
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Swedish oxal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoxal—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Swedish syra →