Where does “hryggja” come from?

hryggja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hryggva, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

hryggja (Icelandic): to sadden

Definitions

to sadden

Ancestry of “hryggja”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	hryggva	to distress, to grieve; to cause to look sad
2	Proto-Germanic	hrewwaną	to grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to...
3	Proto-Indo-European	krew-	to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “hryggja”

samhryggjast

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną →Every word from Old Norse hryggva →