Where does “hærnflota” come from?

hærnflota (Old English) comes from Old English hærn, from Old English hræn, from Proto-West Germanic *hraʀnu, from Proto-Germanic hraznō, from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kres- — spring, surge, wave.

hærnflota (Old English): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “hærnflota”, step by step

hærnflota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hærn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhærnbrain; wave, billow; flood, sea
2Old Englishhrænwave, billow; flood, sea
3Proto-West Germanic*hraʀnuwave
4Proto-Germanichraznōwave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrosnéh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankres-spring, surge, wave

via Old English flota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflotasailor; ship
2Proto-West Germanic*flotō—
3Proto-GermanicflutôA float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kres- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraznō →
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