Where does “að” come from?

að (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aidaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

að (Old English): Alternative spelling of āþ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of āþ

Ancestry of “að”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaidazfire, pyre
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “að”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidaz →