Where does “arfgerð” come from?
arfgerð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic arfur, from Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
arfgerð (Icelandic): a genotype, a constitution
Definitions
- a genotype, a constitution
Ancestry of “arfgerð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | arfur | inheritance; heritage |
| 2 | Old Norse | arfr | inheritance heritage; patrimony |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |