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Where does “hreyfing” come from?

hreyfing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hreyfa, from Old Norse hreyfa, from Proto-Germanic hraubijaną.

hreyfing (Icelandic): motion, movement

Definitions

  1. motion, movement

Ancestry of “hreyfing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichreyfato move, to shift; to stir, to move , to...
2Old Norsehreyfato move, stir
3Proto-Germanichraubijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraubijaną →