Where does “ölkelda” come from?

ölkelda (Old Norse) comes from Icelandic öl, from Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛚᚢ, from Proto-Germanic aluh, from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s.

ölkelda (Old Norse): an ale well

Definitions

  1. an ale well

Ancestry of “ölkelda”, step by step

ölkelda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicölale, beer loosely, yill
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—

via Icelandic kelda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickeldaa bog, a stagnant pit in a swampy ground
2Old Norsekeldaa well, a spring
3Proto-Germanickaldijǭwell, spring
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ölkelda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh →