Where does “ā” come from?

ā (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “ā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
3Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →