Where does “havregryn” come from?

havregryn (Danish) comes from Swedish havre, from Old Norse hafri, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

havregryn (Danish): a grain of oat

Definitions

  1. a grain of oat

Ancestry of “havregryn”, step by step

havregryn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish havre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhavreoats
2Old Norsehafrioat
3Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat

via Danish gryn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgryngrain; grits; groat
2Old Danishgryn—
3Old Norsegrjóngroats; grain

via Swedish gryn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgryngrain, groats

Words derived from “havregryn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrô →Every word from Old Norse hafri →