Where does “gráölur” come from?
gráölur (Icelandic) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s.
gráölur (Icelandic): grey alder (Alnus incana)
Definitions
- grey alder (Alnus incana)
Ancestry of “gráölur”, step by step
gráölur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish olur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | olur | third-person singular present simple indicative... |
| 2 | Icelandic | öl | ale, beer loosely, 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 | eagle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | straight-flying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |