Where does “vínbelgur” come from?
vínbelgur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Vín, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
vínbelgur (Icelandic): a container of alcohol made of skin; drunkard
Definitions
- a container of alcohol made of skin; drunkard
Ancestry of “vínbelgur”, step by step
vínbelgur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic Vín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Vín | Vienna |
| 2 | Old Norse | vín | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 4 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Icelandic belgur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | belgur | skin, hide, pelt; skin, skinbag; bellows |
| 2 | Old Norse | belgr | the skin taken off whole; a skin-bag, skin-case;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |