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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiz →