Where does “litarefni” come from?

litarefni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic efni, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

litarefni (Icelandic): dye

Definitions

  1. dye

Ancestry of “litarefni”, step by step

litarefni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic efni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicefnifabric; material; subject, matter
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Icelandic litur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicliturcolour; a dye or paint to colour with; a marker,...
2Old NorseLitrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwlitizsight, appearance; countenance, face; look,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →