Where does “Arnfinnr” come from?

Arnfinnr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Ancestry of “Arnfinnr”, step by step

Arnfinnr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ǫrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫrneagle
2Proto-Germanicarôeagle
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Old Norse Finnr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
2Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?

Words derived from “Arnfinnr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →