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...
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- a numeral appearing in the fractional part of a...
Ancestry of “aukastafur”, step by step
aukastafur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic auka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | auka | to increase, to augment; inflection of auki: ##... |
| 2 | Old Norse | auka | to augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |