Where does “á” come from?
á (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic líkur, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
á (Icelandic): The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;...
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;...
Ancestry of “á”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |