Where does “akurgæs” come from?
akurgæs (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic akur, from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
akurgæs (Icelandic): bean goose
Ancestry of “akurgæs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | akur | field |
| 2 | Old Norse | ákr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |