Where does “rjúfa” come from?

rjúfa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rjúfa, from Proto-Germanic reufaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hréwpt, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rjúfa (Icelandic): to break, sever

Definitions

  1. to break, sever

Ancestry of “rjúfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserjúfato break a hole in, break; to break, violate; to...
2Proto-Germanicreufanąto tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréwptto break
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rjúfa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hréwpt →