Where does “línarfi” come from?

línarfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic arfi, from Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic arbijô, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

línarfi (Icelandic): boreal starwort (Stellaria borealis)

Definitions

  1. boreal starwort (Stellaria borealis)

Ancestry of “línarfi”, step by step

línarfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic arfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarfiheir; chickweed, starwort; indefinite dative...
2Old Norsearfiheir
3Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Icelandic lín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclínflax; linen
2Old Norselín—
3Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijô →