Where does “afmá” come from?

afmá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic af-, from Old Norse af-, from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

afmá (Icelandic): to wipe out, to obliterate

Definitions

  1. to wipe out, to obliterate

Ancestry of “afmá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaf-de-
2Old Norseaf-Combining form of af
3Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic aba- →Every word from Icelandic af- →