Where does “aka” come from?

aka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aka (Icelandic): to drive; to move slightly, to budge

Definitions

  1. to drive; to move slightly, to budge

Ancestry of “aka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseakaTo drive
2Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “aka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →