Where does “hágráta” come from?

hágráta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gráta, from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic grētaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

hágráta (Icelandic): hágráta; to cry one's eyes out

Definitions

  1. hágráta; to cry one's eyes out

Ancestry of “hágráta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrátato weep; to cry; to mourn
2Old Norsegrátato cry
3Proto-Germanicgrētanąto weep, to cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grētaną →