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Where does “erfiǫl” come from?

erfiǫl (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

erfiǫl (Old Norse): a funeral feast

Definitions

  1. a funeral feast

Ancestry of “erfiǫl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearfrinheritance heritage; patrimony
2Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “erfiǫl”

  • arval
  • arvell
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