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Where does “ørevoks” come from?

ørevoks (Danish) comes from Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.

ørevoks (Danish): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “ørevoks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishøreear; handle; a currency unit worth one hundredth...
2Old Danishøræear; type of currency equivalent to an eighth of...
3Old Norseeyriran ounce ; equivalent to an eighth of a mark or...
4Proto-Germanicaurijazan ounce; a unit of currency
5LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
6Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
7Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
8Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
9Latinaudeō—
10LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
11Latin-idustending to
12Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →