Where does “kobberrør” come from?

kobberrør (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.

kobberrør (Danish): copper pipe

Definitions

  1. copper pipe

Ancestry of “kobberrør”, step by step

kobberrør 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 rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrørreed; pipe, tube; imperative of røre
2Middle Low Germanrōder
3Old Saxonrōthar
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος
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