Where does “vegarfi” come from?

vegarfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic arfi, from Old Norse arfi, from Proto-Germanic arbijô, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

vegarfi (Icelandic): mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium fontanum)

Definitions

  1. mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium fontanum)

Ancestry of “vegarfi”, step by step

vegarfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic arfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarfiheir; chickweed, starwort; indefinite dative...
2Old Norsearfiheir
3Proto-Germanicarbijôheir
4Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Icelandic vegur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvegurway; road
2Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbiją →Every word from Proto-Germanic arbijô →