Where does “hyfe” come from?

hyfe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ὑφή, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

hyfe (Norwegian Nynorsk): hypha

Definitions

  1. hypha

Ancestry of “hyfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑφήweb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑφή →
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