Where does “horf” come from?

horf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic horfa, from Old Norse horfa, from Proto-Germanic hwurbōną — to turn, veer.

horf (Icelandic): course direction of travel

Definitions

  1. course direction of travel

Ancestry of “horf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichorfalook, aspect; outlook; to look, to watch
2Old Norsehorfato turn in a certain direction; to look in a...
3Proto-Germanichwurbōnąto turn, veer

Words derived from “horf”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hwurbōną →Every word from Old Norse horfa →Every word from Icelandic horfa →