Where does “kavafonn” come from?

kavafonn (Faroese) comes from Faroese kavi, from Old Norse kafa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- — to dive, dive in.

kavafonn (Faroese): snowdrift

Definitions

  1. snowdrift

Ancestry of “kavafonn”, step by step

kavafonn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kavi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekavisnow
2Old Norsekafa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷebʰ-to dive, dive in

via Faroese fonn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefonnsnowdrift; bow wash, bow wave
2Old Norsefǫnnsnowdrift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷebʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kafa →Every word from Faroese kavi →