Where does “taugakerfi” come from?

taugakerfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kerfi, from Old Norse kerfi, from Proto-Germanic *kerbą, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

taugakerfi (Icelandic): nervous system

Definitions

  1. nervous system

Ancestry of “taugakerfi”, step by step

taugakerfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kerfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickerfisystem, organization
2Old Norsekerfibundle
3Proto-Germanic*kerbą—
4Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Icelandic taug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictaugrope, line, cable; nerve
2Old Norsetaugstring, rope
3Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →