Where does “hrína” come from?

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

hrína (Icelandic): to grunt; to cry

Definitions

  1. to grunt; to cry

Ancestry of “hrína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrínato squeal
2Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną →Every word from Old Norse hrína →