Where does “ölkelda” come from?
ölkelda (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ölkelda, from Icelandic öl, 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.
ölkelda (Icelandic): the name of Icelandic mineral wells, a spring...
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- the name of Icelandic mineral wells, a spring...
Ancestry of “ölkelda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ölkelda | an ale well |
| 2 | Icelandic | öl | ale, beer , yill |
| 3 | Old Norse | ǫl | ale; beer |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᛚᚢ | A runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aluh | amulet |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *Hr̥jifyáh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |