Where does “ráfa” come from?

ráfa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ráfa, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

ráfa (Icelandic): to wander, to ramble, to roam; wimp, wuss

Definitions

  1. to wander, to ramble, to roam; wimp, wuss

Ancestry of “ráfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseráfawaver, go with staggering gait; to rove; stray...
2Proto-Germanicwabōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “ráfa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Old Norse ráfa →
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