soerstof

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West Frisian

Etymology

From soer +‎ stof, calque of Dutch zuurstof, itself a calque of French oxygène (possibly via German Sauerstoff).

Noun

soerstof c (no plural)

  1. oxygen

Further reading

  • soerstof”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011