Where does “á-” come from?
á- (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ana-, from Proto-Germanic an-, from Proto-Indo-European ano-.
á- (Old Norse): Combining form of á
Ancestry of “á-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ana- | on-; on |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | an- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ano- | — |