Where does “saltsyra” come from?

saltsyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish salt, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

saltsyra (Swedish): hydrochloric acid

Definitions

  1. hydrochloric acid

Ancestry of “saltsyra”, step by step

saltsyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish salt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsaltsalty; salt
2Old Norsesaltrsalty, salted
3Proto-Germanicsaltazsalty
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Swedish syra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyraacid; sourness
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaz →