Where does “ára” come from?

ára (Faroese) comes from Faroese ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

ára (Faroese): genitive plural of ár

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of ár

Ancestry of “ára”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseáryear; oar
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →