Where does “röv” come from?

röv (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ — fox.

röv (Elfdalian): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “röv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserefra fox
2Proto-Norse*rebaʀfox
Every word from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ →Every word from Old Norse refr →