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Where does “árin” come from?

árin (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

árin (Old Norse): nominative plural definite of ár; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural definite of ár; accusative...

Ancestry of “árin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseára year; plenty, abundance; the name of the A-rune
2Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →