Where does “äfwi” come from?

äfwi (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse efja, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

äfwi (Westrobothnian): the uncleanliness, that is in the water and that...

Definitions

  1. the uncleanliness, that is in the water and that...

Ancestry of “äfwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseefjamud, ooze
2Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epóEvery word from Proto-Germanic abjǭEvery word from Old Norse efja