Where does “fjöruarfi” come from?

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

fjöruarfi (Icelandic): sea sandwort (Honckenya peploides)

Definitions

  1. sea sandwort (Honckenya peploides)

Ancestry of “fjöruarfi”, step by step

fjöruarfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic arfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarfiheir; chickweed, starwort; indefinite dative...
2Old Norsearfiheir
3Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Icelandic fjara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjaralow tide; beach, shore; to ebb
2Proto-Germanicferwǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijô →