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

Definitions

  1. browser, web browser

Ancestry of “vafri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvafrato roam, to wander; to surf the Internet, to...
2Old Norsevafrato flicker
3Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Old Norse vafra →