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Where does “arfi” come from?

arfi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic arbijô, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

arfi (Icelandic): heir; chickweed, starwort; indefinite dative...

Definitions

  1. heir; chickweed, starwort; indefinite dative...

Ancestry of “arfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearfiheir
2Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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