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Where does “hrár” come from?

hrár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

hrár (Icelandic): raw

Definitions

  1. raw

Ancestry of “hrár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrárraw; moist, fresh, sappy
2Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “hrár”

  • hráolía
  • hrái
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