Where does “flanhræd” come from?

flanhræd (Old English) comes from Old English hræd, from Proto-West Germanic *hrad, from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

flanhræd (Old English): arrow-fast: as fast as an arrow

Definitions

  1. arrow-fast: as fast as an arrow

Ancestry of “flanhræd”, step by step

flanhræd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hræd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrædquick, hasty
2Proto-West Germanic*hradquick, hasty
3Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

via Old English flān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflānbarb, arrow, javelin, dart
2Proto-Germanicflainazhook, prong, speartip, ord
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleyn-metal arrow, spear-head, hook; metal arrow, hook,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hrad →