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Where does “bikar” come from?

bikar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bikarr, from Old Saxon bikeri, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

bikar (Icelandic): cup, beaker, goblet; cup; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. cup, beaker, goblet; cup; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “bikar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebikarrcup; large cup, beaker
2Old Saxonbikericup
3Latinbīcārium—
4Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
5Latinvīcus—
6Proto-Italicweikos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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