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

Definitions

  1. Combining form of á

Ancestry of “á-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicana-on-; on
2Proto-Germanican-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanano-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ano- →Every word from Proto-Germanic an- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana- →