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

  1. ginger beer or ginger ale

Ancestry of “ingefærøl”, step by step

ingefærøl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ingefær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskingefærginger (a plant, as above)
2Middle Low Germaningever
3LatingingiberVulgar and Medieval form of zingiber
4Latinzingiberīginger
5Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
6Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
7Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
8Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
9Proto-Dravidian*wērroot

via Norwegian Nynorsk øl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskølbeer
2Old Norseǫlale; beer
3Proto-NorseᚨᛚᚢA runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale
4Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
5Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáheagle
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyásstraight-flying
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wērEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆Every word from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆