Where does “árós” come from?
árós (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ós, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
árós (Icelandic): estuary
Definitions
- estuary
Ancestry of “árós”, step by step
árós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ós | estuary, mouth of the river |
| 2 | Old Norse | óss | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ansuz | deity, god; name of the A-rune |
| 4 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Icelandic á
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | á | The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |