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
- early; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár
Ancestry of “ár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ár | a year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |