Where does “æf” come from?

æf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic æfa, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.

æf (Icelandic): second-person singular imperative of æfa

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of æfa

Ancestry of “æf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæfato practise
2Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice
Every word from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną →Every word from Icelandic æfa →
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