Where does “sverfa” come from?

sverfa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sverfa, from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

sverfa (Icelandic): to file

Definitions

  1. to file

Ancestry of “sverfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesverfa—
2Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerbaną →Every word from Old Norse sverfa →