Where does “eseløyra” come from?
eseløyra (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk esel, from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from Proto-West Germanic asil, from Latin asellus, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies — sharp.
eseløyra (Norwegian Nynorsk): a donkey's ear
Definitions
- a donkey's ear
Ancestry of “eseløyra”, step by step
eseløyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk esel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | esel | a donkey or ass |
| 2 | Middle Low German | esel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | esil | donkey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | asil | donkey |
| 5 | Latin | asellus | Small or young ass or donkey |
| 6 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 7 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 8 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Norwegian Nynorsk øyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | øyra | ear (organ of hearing) |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | aur | a mix between gravel, coarse sand |
| 3 | Old Norse | aurr | moist earth, wet clay, mud |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | auraz | wet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Huh₁-ró-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |