Where does “svavelväte” come from?

svavelväte (Swedish) comes from Swedish svavel, from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svavelväte (Swedish): hydrogen sulfide

Definitions

  1. hydrogen sulfide

Ancestry of “svavelväte”, step by step

svavelväte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svavel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvavelsulfur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Swedish väte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvätehydrogen
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →