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Where does “ǫl” come from?

ǫl (Old Norse) comes 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.

ǫl (Old Norse): ale; beer

Definitions

  1. ale; beer

Ancestry of “ǫl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-NorseᚨᛚᚢA runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale
2Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
3Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáh—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyás—
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s—

Words derived from “ǫl”

  • ölburk
  • ölmage
  • mellanöl
  • lättöl
  • starköl
  • öl
  • öla
  • ølboks
  • øl
  • boksøl
  • ølboks
  • øl
  • boksøl
  • dåseøl
  • fadøl
  • øldåse
  • øl
  • ølmave
  • ölgerð
  • ölgerðarhús
  • ölkelda
  • engiferöl
  • öl
  • ölkelda
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