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Where does “afi” come from?

afi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic abô, from Proto-Slavic *abo.

afi (Old Norse): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “afi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabôhusband
2Proto-Slavic*abo—

Words derived from “afi”

  • afi
  • langafi
  • avi
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