Where does “Eir” come from?

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

Eir (Faroese): Eir, Old Norse goddess of medicine

Definitions

  1. Eir, Old Norse goddess of medicine

Ancestry of “Eir”, step by step

Eir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eir

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

via Old Norse eirð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeirðhelp, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiz →Every word from Old Norse eir →