Where does “eir” come from?

eir (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse eir, from Proto-Germanic aiz, from Proto-Indo-European áyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

eir (Norwegian Nynorsk): verdigris (especially on copper)

Definitions

  1. verdigris (especially on copper)

Ancestry of “eir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeirbrass, copper
2Proto-Germanicaizcopper, bronze; ore
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “eir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiz →Every word from Old Norse eir →