Where does “hefnd” come from?

hefnd (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hefnd (Icelandic): revenge, vengeance

Definitions

  1. revenge, vengeance

Ancestry of “hefnd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehefndrevenge
2Old Norsehefnaavenge

Words derived from “hefnd”

Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Norse hefnd →
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