Where does “ófriður” come from?

ófriður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse úfriðr, from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz — absence of peace: strife, hostility, unease.

ófriður (Icelandic): war, strife

Definitions

  1. war, strife

Ancestry of “ófriður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseúfriðrwar, hostilities
2Proto-Germanic*unfriþuzabsence of peace: strife, hostility, unease
Every word from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz →Every word from Old Norse úfriðr →
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