Where does “árbók” come from?
árbók (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
árbók (Icelandic): yearbook
Ancestry of “árbók”, step by step
árbók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
via Icelandic bók
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bók | a book |
| 2 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |