Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ræf” come from?
ræf (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ — fox.
Ancestry of “ræf”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
refr
a fox
2
Proto-Norse
*rebaʀ
fox
Words derived from “ræf”
ræv
rævegrav
ræveklo
polarræv
ræverød
Every word from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ →
Every word from Old Norse refr →