Where does “reir” come from?

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

reir (Norwegian Bokmål): a nest

Definitions

  1. a nest

Ancestry of “reir”, 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

Words derived from “reir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Old Norse hreiðr →
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