Where does “efja” come from?

efja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse efja, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

efja (Icelandic): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “efja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseefjamud, ooze
2Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Old Norse efja →