Where does “hreyfing” come from?

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

hreyfing (Icelandic): motion, movement

Definitions

  1. motion, movement

Ancestry of “hreyfing”, step by step

hreyfing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hreyfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreyfato move, to shift
2Old Norsehreyfato move, stir
3Proto-Germanichraubijaną—

via Icelandic ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicing—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraubijaną →Every word from Old Norse hreyfa →Every word from Icelandic hreyfa →