Where does “hræn” come from?

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

hræn (Old English): wave, billow; flood, sea

Definitions

  1. wave, billow; flood, sea

Ancestry of “hræn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hraʀnuwave
2Proto-Germanichraznōwave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrosnéh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankres-spring, surge, wave

Words derived from “hræn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kres- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraznō →