Where does “hreyfill” come from?

hreyfill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hreyfa, from Old Norse hreyfa, from Proto-Germanic hraubijaną.

hreyfill (Icelandic): motor (especially that of an aeroplane)

Definitions

  1. motor (especially that of an aeroplane)

Ancestry of “hreyfill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreyfato move, to shift
2Old Norsehreyfato move, stir
3Proto-Germanichraubijaną
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraubijanąEvery word from Old Norse hreyfaEvery word from Icelandic hreyfa