Where does “øllebrød” come from?

øllebrød (Danish) comes from Danish øl, from Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛚᚢ, from Proto-Germanic aluh, from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s.

øllebrød (Danish): a porridge made from rye bread dissolved in beer; sometimes eaten as a dessert, with milk or cream, and possibly sugar

Definitions

  1. a porridge made from rye bread dissolved in beer; sometimes eaten as a dessert, with milk or cream, and possibly sugar

Ancestry of “øllebrød”, step by step

øllebrød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish øl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishølbeer
2Old Norseǫlale; beer
3Proto-NorseᚨᛚᚢA runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale
4Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
5Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáheagle
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyásstraight-flying
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s

via Danish brød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrødbread; past tense of bryde
2Old Danishbrøthbread
3Old Norsebrauðbread
4Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh
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