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Where does “jarfr” come from?

jarfr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic erfaz.

Ancestry of “jarfr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉwolverine; A male given name
2Proto-Germanicerfaz—

Words derived from “jarfr”

  • järv
  • jerv
  • jerv
  • jarvur
  • iærver
Every word from Proto-Germanic erfaz →