Where does “efnisyfirlit” come from?

efnisyfirlit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic efni, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

efnisyfirlit (Icelandic): table of contents

Definitions

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Ancestry of “efnisyfirlit”, step by step

efnisyfirlit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic efni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicefnifabric; material; subject, matter
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Icelandic yfirlit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicyfirlitsummary, overview
2Icelandiclíta yfirto look through, to look over
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →