Where does “ølkíkur” come from?
ølkíkur (Faroese) comes from Faroese øl, 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.
ølkíkur (Faroese): a person who drinks much beer; potbelly, beer...
Definitions
- a person who drinks much beer; potbelly, beer...
Ancestry of “ølkíkur”, step by step
ølkíkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese øl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | øl | beer |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫl | ale; beer |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᛚᚢ | A runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aluh | amulet |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *Hr̥jifyáh | eagle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | straight-flying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |
via Faroese kíkur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | kíkur | stomach of the whale, used as a bag to store cod... |