Where does “haugarfi” come from?

haugarfi (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;...

haugarfi (Icelandic): common chickweed (Stellaria media)

Definitions

  1. common chickweed (Stellaria media)

Ancestry of “haugarfi”, step by step

haugarfi 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 haugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichaugurheap, mound, pile; grave mound
2Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
3Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijô →
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