Where does “hrím” come from?

hrím (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrím, from Proto-Germanic hrīmą, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

hrím (Icelandic): hoarfrost, rime

Definitions

  1. hoarfrost, rime

Ancestry of “hrím”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrímfrost
2Proto-Germanichrīmąfrost, hoarfrost; soot
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “hrím”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīmą →Every word from Old Norse hrím →
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