Where does “safnari” come from?

safnari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

safnari (Icelandic): collector

Definitions

  1. collector

Ancestry of “safnari”, step by step

safnari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Icelandic safna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafnato gather, collect
2Old Norsesafna—
3Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

Words derived from “safnari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ari →