Where does “hræþ” come from?

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

hræþ (Old English): Alternative form of hræd

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hræd

Ancestry of “hræþ”, step by step

hræþ 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 Proto-Germanic hraþaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichraþazquick, rapid
2Proto-Indo-Europeankret-insight, intelligence; strength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hrad →