Where does “kafari” come from?

kafari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

kafari (Icelandic): a diver

Definitions

  1. a diver

Ancestry of “kafari”, step by step

kafari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Icelandic kafa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickafato dive, to go so deep underwater that one can't...
2Old Norsekafa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷebʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ari →