Where does “ågerkar” come from?

ågerkar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kår, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

ågerkar (Norwegian Bokmål): usurer

Definitions

  1. usurer

Ancestry of “ågerkar”, step by step

ågerkar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkårimperative of kåre
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Bokmål åger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålågerusury
2Old Norseókrusury
3Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →