Where does “Akranes” come from?
Akranes (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic akur, from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
Ancestry of “Akranes”, step by step
Akranes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic akur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | akur | field |
| 2 | Old Norse | ákr | acre |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |
via Icelandic nes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | nes | a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea... |
| 2 | Old Norse | nes | headland |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |