Where does “refur” come from?

refur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ — fox.

refur (Icelandic): fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland

Definitions

  1. fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland

Ancestry of “refur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserefra fox
2Proto-Norse*rebaʀfox

Words derived from “refur”

Every word from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ →Every word from Old Norse refr →