Where does “áa” come from?
áa (Faroese) comes from Faroese á, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
áa (Faroese): genitive plural of á; genitive plural of ær
Definitions
- genitive plural of á; genitive plural of ær
Ancestry of “áa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | á | The second letter of the Faroese alphabet,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |