Where does “öfugur” come from?

öfugur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ǫfugr, from Proto-Germanic abuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂époh₃kʷos.

öfugur (Icelandic): turning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted

Definitions

  1. turning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted

Ancestry of “öfugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫfugrturned the wrong way with the tail or back...
2Proto-Germanicabuhazturned the wrong way, inverted; wicked, bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂époh₃kʷos—

Words derived from “öfugur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂époh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic abuhaz →Every word from Old Norse ǫfugr →