Where does “helrör” come from?

helrör (Swedish) comes from Swedish hel, from Icelandic hel, from Old Norse Hel, from Proto-Germanic haljō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

helrör (Swedish): a whole bottle (of liquor) normally 70 or (earlier) 75 cl, a fifth, Canada a twenty-sixer, Canada a two-six

Definitions

  1. a whole bottle (of liquor) normally 70 or (earlier) 75 cl, a fifth, Canada a twenty-sixer, Canada a two-six

Ancestry of “helrör”, step by step

helrör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelwhole; complete; not broken; in order; luck;...
2Icelandichelhell (underworld), death
3Old NorseHeldeath
4Proto-Germanichaljōthe netherworld, the underworld, hell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Swedish rör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröra reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed
2Old Swedishrør—
3Old Norsereyrrreed
4Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...
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