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Where does “Ívarr” come from?

Ívarr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse *ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “Ívarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᛁᚹᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ—
2Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “Ívarr”

  • Ivor
  • Iivonen
  • Iivo
  • Iivari
  • Ivars
  • Ivo
  • Aivars
  • Aiva
  • Aivis
  • Aivita
  • Ivar
  • Ivar
  • Ívar
  • Ivari
  • Aivar
  • Ivo
  • Ivar
  • Ívar
  • Ivar
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