Where does “kífa” come from?
kífa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kībaną, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.
Ancestry of “kífa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kībaną | to quarrel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |