Where does “europeer” come from?

europeer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

europeer (Norwegian Bokmål): a European person from Europe

Definitions

  1. a European person from Europe

Ancestry of “europeer”, step by step

europeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål Europa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålEuropa—
2LatinEurōpa—
3Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
4Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
5Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs →