Where does “å” come from?

å (Danish) comes from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

å (Danish): river, creek, stream; oh; O

Definitions

  1. river, creek, stream; oh; O

Ancestry of “å”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
3Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “å”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →
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