Etymology Explorer › Icelandic

Where does “hrista” come from?

hrista (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrista — to shake.

hrista (Icelandic): to shake

Definitions

  1. to shake

Ancestry of “hrista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehristato shake

Words derived from “hrista”

  • hristingur
Every word from Old Norse hrista →