Where does “Eyrir” come from?

Eyrir (German) comes from Icelandic eyrir, from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.

Eyrir (German): eyrir

Definitions

  1. eyrir

Ancestry of “Eyrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandiceyrirA subdivision of currency, one hundredth of an...
2Old Norseeyriran ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr)
3Proto-Germanicaurijazan ounce; a unit of currency
4LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
5Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
6Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
7Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
8Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
9LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
10Latin-idustending to
11Proto-Italic*-iðos
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus