Where does “ankra” come from?

ankra (Swedish) comes from Swedish ankare, 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.

ankra (Swedish): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “ankra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishankarean anchor; anchor; an HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to...
2Old Norseakkerianchor
3Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
4Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
5Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “ankra”

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