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

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “rakari”, step by step

rakari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Icelandic raka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrakato rake; to shave; indefinite accusative singular...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er-Every word from Proto-Germanic arôEvery word from Old Norse ari