Where does “ölburk” come from?

ölburk (Swedish) comes from Swedish öl, from Old Swedish 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.

ölburk (Swedish): beer can

Definitions

  1. beer can

Ancestry of “ölburk”, step by step

ölburk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöla beer; a feast
2Old Swedishölstrap, leather strap
3Old Norseǫlale; beer
4Proto-NorseᚨᛚᚢA runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale
5Proto-Germanicaluhamulet
6Proto-Iranian*Hr̥jifyáheagle
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hr̥ȷ́ipyásstraight-flying
8Proto-Indo-European*h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s

via Swedish burk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishburkpot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with...
2Old Swedishbudhker
3Old Norsebuðkr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh