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Where does “ætla” come from?

ætla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ahtalōną, from Proto-Indo-European ok- — to think, intend, purpose.

ætla (Old Norse): to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose

Definitions

  1. to think, mean, suppose, intend, purpose

Ancestry of “ætla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahtalōnąto strive, think
2Proto-Indo-Europeanok-to think, intend, purpose

Words derived from “ætla”

  • ettle
  • attal
  • atlien
  • etlien
  • ferðaáætlun
  • áætlun
  • ætla
  • ætla
  • ettle
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