Where does “sverfa” come from?

sverfa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

Ancestry of “sverfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep

Words derived from “sverfa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerbaną →