Where does “jöfur” come from?

jöfur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse jǫfurr, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

jöfur (Icelandic): ruler leader

Definitions

  1. ruler leader

Ancestry of “jöfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejǫfurrwild boar
2Proto-Germaniceburazboar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—

Words derived from “jöfur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Germanic eburaz →Every word from Old Norse jǫfurr →