Where does “trefill” come from?

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

trefill (Icelandic): a scarf

Definitions

  1. a scarf

Ancestry of “trefill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictraffringe; linen handkerchief; bandage, wrapping
2Old Norsetraffringe
3Proto-Germanictrabōfringe
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrāp-—

Words derived from “trefill”

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