Where does “traf” come from?

traf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse traf, from Proto-Germanic trabō, from Proto-Indo-European drāp-.

traf (Icelandic): fringe; linen handkerchief; bandage, wrapping

Definitions

  1. fringe; linen handkerchief; bandage, wrapping

Ancestry of “traf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetraffringe
2Proto-Germanictrabōfringe
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrāp-—

Words derived from “traf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drāp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trabō →Every word from Old Norse traf →