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Where does “ám” come from?

ám (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic á, from Icelandic líkur, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ám (Icelandic): indefinite dative plural of á; indefinite dative...

Definitions

  1. indefinite dative plural of á; indefinite dative...

Ancestry of “ám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicáThe name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;...
2Icelandiclíkuralike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,...
3Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
4Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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