Where does “øreplugg” come from?
øreplugg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål øre, from Danish øre, from Old Danish øræ, from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum.
øreplugg (Norwegian Bokmål): an earplug
Definitions
- an earplug
Ancestry of “øreplugg”, step by step
øreplugg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål øre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | øre | an ear; an øre |
| 2 | Danish | øre | ear; handle; a currency unit worth one hundredth... |
| 3 | Old Danish | øræ | ear; type of currency equivalent to an eighth of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | eyrir | an ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aurijaz | an ounce; a unit of currency |
| 6 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 7 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 8 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 10 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 11 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 12 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål plugg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | plugg | a peg, a pluck; a solidly built, sturdy person |