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 hraubijaną →Every word from Old Norse hreyfa →Every word from Icelandic hreyfa →