Where does “krevja” come from?

krevja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse krefja, from Proto-Germanic krafjaną — to demand.

krevja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to demand (request forcefully)

Definitions

  1. to demand (request forcefully)

Ancestry of “krevja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrefjato demand
2Proto-Germanickrafjanąto demand
Every word from Proto-Germanic krafjaną →Every word from Old Norse krefja →