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

Definitions

  1. to sniff, smell

Ancestry of “þefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþefato sniff; smell; catch wind of
2Proto-Germanicþefōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þefōną →Every word from Old Norse þefa →