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Where does “øl” come from?

øl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish øl, 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.

øl (Norwegian Bokmål): beer; a beer

Definitions

  1. beer; a beer

Ancestry of “øl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishølbeer
2Old Norseǫlale; beer
3Proto-NorseᚨᛚᚢA runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale
4Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
5Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáh—
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyás—
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s—

Words derived from “øl”

  • ølboks
  • boksøl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s →