Where does “Aurvangr” come from?
Aurvangr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Aurvangr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | aurr | moist earth, wet clay, mud |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | auraz | wet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Huh₁-ró-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |