Where does “abbor” come from?
abbor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Swedish aghborre, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
abbor (Norwegian Bokmål): a perch, specifically the European perch
Definitions
- a perch, specifically the European perch
Ancestry of “abbor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | aghborre | perch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |