Where does “-ar” come from?
-ar (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic -ōz, from Proto-Indo-European -oes.
-ar (Old Norse): plural; possessive
Ancestry of “-ar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -ōz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -oes | — |