Where does “hwȧfwehl” come from?

hwȧfwehl (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse vafra, from Proto-Germanic webaną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

hwȧfwehl (Westrobothnian): to jest, twaddle, banter, chatter

Definitions

  1. to jest, twaddle, banter, chatter

Ancestry of “hwȧfwehl”, step by step

hwȧfwehl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vafra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevafrato flicker
2Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Old Norse vafla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevafla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic webaną →Every word from Old Norse vafra →