Where does “øyredobb” come from?
øyredobb (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk øyre, from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
Ancestry of “øyredobb”, step by step
øyredobb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk øyre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | øyre | ear; property, goods |
| 2 | Old Norse | eyrir | an ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr) |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aurijaz | an ounce; a unit of currency |
| 4 | Latin | aureus | Made of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of... |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk dobb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | dobb | — |