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

  1. a perch, specifically the European perch

Ancestry of “abbor”, step by step

abbor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish aghborre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishaghborreperch
2Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Proto-Germanic burzô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburzô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Old Swedish aghborre →