Where does “efthweorfan” come from?

efthweorfan (Old English) comes from Old English hweorfan, from Proto-Germanic hwerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

efthweorfan (Old English): to turn back or return

Definitions

  1. to turn back or return

Ancestry of “efthweorfan”, step by step

efthweorfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hweorfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhweorfanto turn, change; to depart, go, proceed; to...
2Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

via Old English eft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheftagain; back; afterwards
2Proto-Germanicaftiafterwards, again
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →