Where does “sakareyrir” come from?

sakareyrir (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic aurijaz, from Latin aureus, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.

sakareyrir (Old Norse): fine, penalty especially a fine due to a king

Definitions

  1. fine, penalty especially a fine due to a king

Ancestry of “sakareyrir”, step by step

sakareyrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eyrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyriran ounce (usually of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningr)
2Proto-Germanicaurijazan ounce; a unit of currency
3LatinaureusMade of gold, golden; gilded; Of the color of...
4Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
5Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
6Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
7Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
8LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
9Latin-idustending to
10Proto-Italic*-iðos

via Old Norse sǫk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
2Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin avidus