Where does “þefa” come from?
þefa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þefa, from Proto-Germanic þefōną, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
þefa (Icelandic): to sniff, smell
Ancestry of “þefa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þefa | to sniff; smell; catch wind of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þefōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |