Where does “Åke” come from?

Åke (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Áki, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Åke (Swedish): The letter "Å" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Definitions

  1. The letter "Å" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Ancestry of “Åke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁki—
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾᚢᛉ"ancestor"; ancestor
3Proto-Germanicanôancestor; forefather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “Åke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic anô →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛉ →
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