Where does “øyremerke” come from?

øyremerke (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.

øyremerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ear tag

Definitions

  1. an ear tag

Ancestry of “øyremerke”, step by step

øyremerke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk øyre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøyreear; property, goods
2Old Norseeyriran ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr)
3Proto-Germanicaurijazan ounce; a unit of currency
4LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
5Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
6Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
7Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
8Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
9LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
10Latin-idustending to
11Proto-Italic*-iðos

via Norwegian Nynorsk merke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmerkea mark; a brand or make; to mark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus