Where does “hrífa” come from?

hrífa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrífa, from Proto-Germanic hrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ- — to scratch, to tear.

hrífa (Icelandic): rake; to enchant, to carry away, to move...

Definitions

  1. rake; to enchant, to carry away, to move...

Ancestry of “hrífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrífarake; to grip, snatch
2Proto-Germanichrībanąto scratch; to snatch, to grab
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreybʰ-to scratch, to tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrībaną →Every word from Old Norse hrífa →