Where does “ræ” come from?

ræ (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hræ, from Proto-Germanic hraiwą — body, corpse, carcass.

ræ (Faroese): carcass; body of a dead animal or human

Definitions

  1. carcass; body of a dead animal or human

Ancestry of “ræ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrædead body, corpse, carrion
2Proto-Germanichraiwąbody, corpse, carcass

Words derived from “ræ”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hraiwą →Every word from Old Norse hræ →