Where does “eirete” come from?

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

eirete (Norwegian Nynorsk): verdigris

Definitions

  1. verdigris

Ancestry of “eirete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeirverdigris (especially on copper)
2Old Norseeirbrass, copper
3Proto-Germanicaizcopper, bronze; ore
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiz →Every word from Old Norse eir →