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Where does “eir” come from?

eir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aiz, from Proto-Indo-European áyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

eir (Old Norse): brass, copper

Definitions

  1. brass, copper

Ancestry of “eir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaizcopper, bronze; ore
2Proto-Indo-Europeanáyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “eir”

  • eir
  • Eir
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