Where does “hweorflian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hweorflian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hweorflian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp-Every word from Proto-Germanic hwerbanąEvery word from Old English hweorfan