Where does “åtak” come from?

åtak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse átak, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

åtak (Norwegian Nynorsk): attack

Definitions

  1. attack

Ancestry of “åtak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseátak—
2Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
3Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “åtak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →