Where does “hrópa” come from?

hrópa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrópa (Icelandic): to call out, cry, yell

Definitions

  1. to call out, cry, yell

Ancestry of “hrópa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrópato call out, cry, yell
2Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →