Where does “hreiður” come from?

hreiður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hreiðr, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

hreiður (Icelandic): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “hreiður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehreiðrnest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Old Norse hreiðr →