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Where does “øl” come from?

øl (Faroese) comes 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.

øl (Faroese): beer

Definitions

  1. beer

Ancestry of “øl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “øl”

  • ølkíkur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s →