Where does “æfing” come from?

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

æfing (Icelandic): exercise, practice; rehearsal; etude, study

Definitions

  1. exercise, practice; rehearsal; etude, study

Ancestry of “æfing”, step by step

æfing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic æfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicæfato practise
2Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing—

Words derived from “æfing”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną →Every word from Icelandic æfa →