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Where does “beger” come from?

beger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bæger, 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- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

beger (Norwegian Bokmål): a beaker; a goblet or chalice

Definitions

  1. a beaker; a goblet or chalice

Ancestry of “beger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbægercup; tub; calyx
2Old Norsebikarrcup; large cup, beaker
3Old Saxonbikericup
4Latinbīcārium—
5Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
6Latinvīcus—
7Proto-Italicweikos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “beger”

  • askebeger
  • begerglass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →