Where does “heftivír” come from?

heftivír (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vír, from Proto-Germanic wīraz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁iros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

heftivír (Icelandic): staple

Definitions

  1. staple

Ancestry of “heftivír”, step by step

heftivír traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvírwire
2Proto-Germanicwīrazwire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁irosa twist, thread, cord, wire; turned, twisted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Icelandic hefti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheftiinstalment, part; number; notebook, notepad
2Old Norseheptihandle
3Proto-Germanichaftijąhaft, handle
4Indo-European*kap-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁iros →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīraz →