Where does “kröfubréf” come from?

kröfubréf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bréf, from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

kröfubréf (Icelandic): a letter demanding payment

Definitions

  1. a letter demanding payment

Ancestry of “kröfubréf”, step by step

kröfubréf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bréf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbréfa letter; an epistle; a document
2Old Norsebréf
3Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Icelandic krafa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrafademand, requirement; claim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis