Where does “auðjöfur” come from?

auðjöfur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jöfur, from Old Norse jǫfurr, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

auðjöfur (Icelandic): tycoon

Definitions

  1. tycoon

Ancestry of “auðjöfur”, step by step

auðjöfur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic jöfur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjöfurruler leader
2Old Norsejǫfurrwild boar
3Proto-Germaniceburazboar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—

via Icelandic auður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðurempty; desolate; wealth, riches
2Old NorseAuðrdesolate
3Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic eburaz →Every word from Old Norse jǫfurr →