Where does “kífa” come from?

kífa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kífa, from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.

kífa (Icelandic): to quarrel, to squabble

Definitions

  1. to quarrel, to squabble

Ancestry of “kífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekífa—
2Proto-Germanickībanąto quarrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kībaną →Every word from Old Norse kífa →