Where does “hræ” come from?

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

hræ (Icelandic): carcass; body of a dead animal or human; a worn...

Definitions

  1. carcass; body of a dead animal or human; a worn...

Ancestry of “hræ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hræ

Every word from Proto-Germanic hraiwąEvery word from Old Norse hræ