Where does “ölkorv” come from?

ölkorv (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.

ölkorv (Swedish): Bierwurst; a thin smoked and heavily flavoured sausage (often) eaten as a snack

Definitions

  1. Bierwurst; a thin smoked and heavily flavoured sausage (often) eaten as a snack

Ancestry of “ölkorv”, step by step

ölkorv traces back through 3 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 German Bierwurst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBierwurstA smoked, seasoned "Brühwurst" sausage originally...
2Germanwurstanyway, anyhow
3Middle High Germanwurst
4Old High Germanwurst
5Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish korv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorva sausage
2Old Swedishkorver
3Old Norsekurfr
4Proto-Germanickurbiza cut; a score; notch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s