Where does “Aake” come from?

Aake (Finnish) comes from Old Norse Áki, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “Aake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁki—
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾᚢᛉ"ancestor"; ancestor
3Proto-Germanicanôancestor; forefather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic anô →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛉ →