Where does “vafsúra” come from?

vafsúra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vefja, from Old Norse vefja, from Proto-Germanic wabjaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vafsúra (Icelandic): black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)

Definitions

  1. black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)

Ancestry of “vafsúra”, step by step

vafsúra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vefja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvefjato wrap
2Old Norsevefjato wrap, fold
3Proto-Germanicwabjanąto wander, sway
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Icelandic súra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsúrasorrel, rumex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wabjaną →Every word from Old Norse vefja →