Where does “ölvun” come from?

ölvun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ölva, from Turkish olur, from Icelandic öl, from Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛚᚢ, from Proto-Germanic aluh, from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás.

ölvun (Icelandic): drunkenness, inebriation

Definitions

  1. drunkenness, inebriation

Ancestry of “ölvun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicölvato inebriate, to intoxicate
2Turkisholurthird-person singular present simple indicative...
3Icelandicölale, beer loosely, yill
4Old Norseǫlale; beer
5Proto-NorseᚨᛚᚢA runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale
6Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
7Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáheagle
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyásstraight-flying
9Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh