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

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;...

Ancestry of “á”, step by step

á traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic líkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclíkuralike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,...
2Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Old Norse á

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
3Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “á”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic galīkaz →Every word from Old Norse líkr →