Where does “árslok” come from?
árslok (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.
árslok (Icelandic): end of the year
Ancestry of “árslok”, step by step
árslok 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 lök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lök | indefinite nominative plural of lak; indefinite... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lok | lock, lid; weed, unwanted plant |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |