Where does “horfa” come from?

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

horfa (Icelandic): look, aspect; outlook; to look, to watch

Definitions

  1. look, aspect; outlook; to look, to watch

Ancestry of “horfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehorfato turn in a certain direction; to look in a...
2Proto-Germanichwurbōnąto turn, veer

Words derived from “horfa”

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