Where does “hverfi” come from?

hverfi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hverfi, from Old Norse hvarf, from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

hverfi (Icelandic): section of a town or city; a district, a...

Definitions

  1. section of a town or city; a district, a...

Ancestry of “hverfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehverficluster of farms; positive degree weak masculine...
2Old Norsehvarfcircle
3Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną →Every word from Old Norse hvarf →