Where does “hefla” come from?
hefla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hefill, from Old Norse hefill, from Proto-Germanic hafilaz.
hefla (Icelandic): to plane, to smooth with a plane
Definitions
- to plane, to smooth with a plane
Ancestry of “hefla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hefill | a carpenter's plane |
| 2 | Old Norse | hefill | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hafilaz | — |