Where does “Akureyri” come from?
Akureyri (Portuguese) comes from Icelandic Akureyri, from Icelandic akur, from Old Norse ákr, from Proto-Germanic akraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.
Ancestry of “Akureyri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Akureyri | — |
| 2 | Icelandic | akur | field |
| 3 | Old Norse | ákr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | akraz | field, open land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵros | field, pasturage |