Etymology

Olaf

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Today it means: A male given name from Old Norse. Full definition →

Old Norse Óláfr ← Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ) ← Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Germanic*anô
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  4. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*laibō
  6. Proto-Germanic*Anulaibaz
  7. Proto-Norse*ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ)
  8. Old NorseÓláfr
  9. English todayOlaf

Derived from Old Norse Óláfr.

Words from the same roots

Old NorseÓláfr all →

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