Where does “drammur” come from?

drammur (Faroese) comes from Danish dram, from English dram, from Armenian դրամ, from Old Armenian դրամ, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

drammur (Faroese): small volume of alcohol dram

Definitions

  1. small volume of alcohol dram

Ancestry of “drammur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdramdram (a small quantity of an alcoholic drink)
2EnglishdramA small unit of weight, "variously:"; Any...
3Armenianդրամmoney; dram
4Old Armenianդրամdrachm; a coin of various weights; money
5Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
6Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
7Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δράσσομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek δραχμή