Where does “vafri” come from?
vafri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vafra, from Old Norse vafra, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
vafri (Icelandic): browser, web browser
Ancestry of “vafri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vafra | to roam, to wander; to surf the Internet, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vafra | to flicker |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | webaną | to weave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |