Where does “kobberbryllup” come from?

kobberbryllup (Danish) comes from Danish kobber, from Old Danish kopær, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

kobberbryllup (Danish): twelve-and-a-half-year anniversary of marriage

Definitions

  1. twelve-and-a-half-year anniversary of marriage

Ancestry of “kobberbryllup”, step by step

kobberbryllup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kobber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkobbercopper; copperplate
2Old Danishkopær
3Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
4Latincȳprium
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Danish bryllup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbryllupwedding; marriage; repetition of one or several...
2Old Norsebrúðhlaup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós