Where does “ræv” come from?
ræv (Danish) comes from Old Danish ræf, from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ.
ræv (Danish): fox
Ancestry of “ræv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | ræf | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | refr | a fox |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *rebaʀ | — |