Where does “hrönn” come from?

hrönn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrǫnn, from Proto-Germanic hraznō, from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kres- — spring, surge, wave.

hrönn (Icelandic): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “hrönn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrǫnnwave, billow; surge, mass
2Proto-Germanichraznōwave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrosnéh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankres-spring, surge, wave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kres- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraznō →