Where does “ingefærøl” come from?
ingefærøl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ingefær, from Middle Low German ingever, from Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 — root.
ingefærøl (Norwegian Nynorsk): ginger beer or ginger ale
Definitions
- ginger beer or ginger ale
Ancestry of “ingefærøl”, step by step
ingefærøl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ingefær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ingefær | ginger (a plant, as above) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ingever | — |
| 3 | Latin | gingiber | Vulgar and Medieval form of zingiber |
| 4 | Latin | zingiberī | ginger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 6 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 8 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |
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 | — |