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Where does “aukastafur” come from?

aukastafur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic auka, from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

aukastafur (Icelandic): a numeral appearing in the fractional part of a...

Definitions

  1. a numeral appearing in the fractional part of a...

Ancestry of “aukastafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaukato increase, to augment; inflection of auki: ##...
2Old Norseaukato augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed
3Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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