Where does “sifjaspell” come from?

sifjaspell (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sifjar, from Old Norse sifjar, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

sifjaspell (Icelandic): incest

Definitions

  1. incest

Ancestry of “sifjaspell”, step by step

sifjaspell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sifjar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsifjarfamily relations
2Old Norsesifjaran affinity connection by marriage
3Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
4Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—

via Icelandic spell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspell—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sibjō →Every word from Old Norse sifjar →