Where does “áranna” come from?
áranna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
áranna (Icelandic): definite genitive plural of ár; definite genitive...
Definitions
- definite genitive plural of ár; definite genitive...
Ancestry of “áranna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | ár | early; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár |
| 2 | Old Norse | ár | a year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |