Where does “hrapa” come from?
hrapa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrapa, from Proto-Germanic hrapaną, from Proto-Indo-European krb(ʰ)- — quickly.
hrapa (Icelandic): to fall, to plunge; to crash; indefinite genitive...
Definitions
- to fall, to plunge; to crash; indefinite genitive...
Ancestry of “hrapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hrapa | to fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrapaną | to fall down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krb(ʰ)- | quickly |