Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "ancestor" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesanu(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsAage(Danish) Áki(Faroese) Áki(Icelandic) Aage, Åge(Norwegian) Áki(Old Norse) Åke(Swedish) Surname DescendantÅkesson(Swedish) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 20.