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
Ancestry of “hryggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |