Where does “Eierlikör” come from?
Eierlikör (German) comes from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.
Eierlikör (German): advocaat alcoholic liqueur made from brandy, sugar, and egg yolks
Definitions
- advocaat alcoholic liqueur made from brandy, sugar, and egg yolks
Ancestry of “Eierlikör”, step by step
Eierlikör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ei | egg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball |
| 2 | Middle High German | ei | egg |
| 3 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 5 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 6 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 7 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via German Likör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Likör | liqueur |
| 2 | French | liqueur | alcoholic liqueur; drinkable liquid; fizzy drink,... |
| 3 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |