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Where does “anker” come from?

anker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish Anker, from German anker, from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

anker (Norwegian Bokmål): an anchor

Definitions

  1. an anchor

Ancestry of “anker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishAnker—
2Germanankerinflection of ankern: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germananker—
4Old High Germanankeranchor
5Proto-West Germanic*ankurō—
6Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
7Latinancōra—
8Ancient GreekἌγκυρα—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “anker”

  • forankre
  • ankerplass
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