Where does “rakari” come from?
rakari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
rakari (Icelandic): barber
Ancestry of “rakari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ari | eagle |
| 2 | Old Norse | ari | eagle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |