Where does “Arnfinnur” come from?

Arnfinnur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Arnfinnr, from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Ancestry of “Arnfinnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseArnfinnr—
2Old Norseǫrneagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →