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
- section of a town or city; a district, a...
Ancestry of “hverfi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hverfi | cluster of farms; positive degree weak masculine... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvarf | circle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwerbaną | to turn; turn around; to move; move about; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerp- | to turn; to whirl, to twist |