Where does “ankare” come from?

ankare (Swedish) comes from Old Norse akkeri, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

ankare (Swedish): an anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to...

Definitions

  1. an anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to...

Ancestry of “ankare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseakkerianchor
2Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
3Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
4Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “ankare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin ancōra →