Where does “Aarne” come from?

Aarne (Finnish) comes from Swedish Arne, from Old Norse Árni, from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Ancestry of “Aarne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishArne—
2Old NorseÁrni—
3Old Norseǫrneagle
4Proto-Germanicarôeagle
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “Aarne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →