Where does “rafhlaða” come from?

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

rafhlaða (Icelandic): battery, cell

Definitions

  1. battery, cell

Ancestry of “rafhlaða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicraf-electro-, electric, electrical
2Icelandicrafmagnelectricity
3Icelandicrafamber
4Icelandicráfato wander, to ramble, to roam; wimp, wuss
5Old Norseráfawaver, go with staggering gait; to rove; stray...
6Proto-Germanicwabōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabōną →Every word from Old Norse ráfa →