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Where does “ef” come from?

ef (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

ef (Old Norse): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “ef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
2Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

Words derived from “ef”

  • ef
  • em
  • öm
  • um
  • em
  • ef
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →