Where does “ár” come from?

ár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

ár (Icelandic): early; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár

Definitions

  1. early; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár

Ancestry of “ár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
2Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “ár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →
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