Where does “åkare” come from?

åkare (Swedish) comes from Swedish åka, from Old Swedish aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

åkare (Swedish): rider, skier, skater

Definitions

  1. rider, skier, skater

Ancestry of “åkare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåkato go; to depart, to leave
2Old Swedishakato drive
3Old NorseakaTo drive
4Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “åkare”

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