Where does “árum” come from?

árum (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ár, from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

árum (Icelandic): indefinite dative plural of ár; indefinite dative...

Definitions

  1. indefinite dative plural of ár; indefinite dative...

Ancestry of “árum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicárearly; year; indefinite accusative singular of ár
2Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
3Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jērą →Every word from Old Norse ár →