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Where does “afi” come from?

afi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic abô, from Proto-Slavic *abo.

afi (Icelandic): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “afi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseafigrandfather
2Proto-Germanicabôhusband
3Proto-Slavic*abo—

Words derived from “afi”

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