Where does “æðakerfi” come from?
æðakerfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kerfi, from Old Norse kerfi, from Proto-Germanic *kerbą, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
æðakerfi (Icelandic): vascular system
Ancestry of “æðakerfi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kerfi | system, organization |
| 2 | Old Norse | kerfi | bundle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kerbą | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |