Where does “kerfi” come from?
kerfi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kerfi, from Proto-Germanic *kerbą, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kerfi (Icelandic): system, organization
Ancestry of “kerfi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kerfi | bundle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kerbą | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “kerfi”