Where does “ǫfigr” come from?

ǫfigr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic abuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂époh₃kʷos.

Ancestry of “ǫfigr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabuhazturned the wrong way, inverted; wicked, bad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂époh₃kʷos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂époh₃kʷosEvery word from Proto-Germanic abuhaz