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
Ancestry of “kavafonn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | kavi | snow |
| 2 | Old Norse | kafa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷebʰ- | to dive, dive in |