Where does “boksøl” come from?
boksøl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk boks, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
boksøl (Norwegian Nynorsk): canned beer
Definitions
- canned beer
Ancestry of “boksøl”, step by step
boksøl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk boks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | boks | a box; a can, or tin; past tense of byksa |
| 2 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 3 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Nynorsk øl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | øl | beer |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫl | ale; beer |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᛚᚢ | A runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aluh | amulet |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *Hr̥jifyáh | eagle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | straight-flying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |