Where does “hræd” come from?
hræd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hrad, from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
hræd (Old English): quick, hasty
Ancestry of “hræd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrad | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hradaz | quick, hasty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |
Words derived from “hræd”