Where does “dryckesoffer” come from?
dryckesoffer (Swedish) comes from Swedish offer, from Old Norse offr, from Middle Low German offer, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
dryckesoffer (Swedish): libation
Definitions
- libation
Ancestry of “dryckesoffer”, step by step
dryckesoffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish offer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | offer | sacrifice; victim |
| 2 | Old Norse | offr | an offering |
| 3 | Middle Low German | offer | — |
| 4 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Swedish dryck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dryck | beverage, drink |
| 2 | Old Swedish | drykker | drink, beverage |
| 3 | Old Norse | drykkr | a drink, the act of drinking; a beverage; draught |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drunkiz | drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |