Where does “ir” come from?

ir (Danish) comes from Old Norse eir, from Proto-Germanic aiz, from Proto-Indo-European áyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

ir (Danish): verdigris

Definitions

  1. verdigris

Ancestry of “ir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeirbrass, copper
2Proto-Germanicaizcopper, bronze; ore
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “ir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiz →Every word from Old Norse eir →