Where does “nafarsrauf” come from?

nafarsrauf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic nafar, from Old Norse nafarr, from Proto-Germanic nabōgaizaz, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

nafarsrauf (Icelandic): gimlet-hole

Definitions

  1. gimlet-hole

Ancestry of “nafarsrauf”, step by step

nafarsrauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic nafar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnafarauger, gimlet; indefinite genitive singular of...
2Old Norsenafarrauger
3Proto-Germanicnabōgaizazauger
4Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Icelandic rauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicraufrift, gap, slot
2Old Norseraufa gap, a rift, a hole
3Proto-Germanicraubōrift
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →