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

  1. to fall, to plunge; to crash; indefinite genitive...

Ancestry of “hrapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrapato fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten
2Proto-Germanichrapanąto fall down
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrb(ʰ)-quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapaną →Every word from Old Norse hrapa →
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