Where does “ef” come from?

ef (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

ef (Icelandic): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “ef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseefif
2Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Old Norse ef →