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Where does “hræða” come from?

hræða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

hræða (Icelandic): to scare

Definitions

  1. to scare

Ancestry of “hræða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
2Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

Words derived from “hræða”

  • hræðsla
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →