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
Ancestry of “hræn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hraʀnu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hraznō | wave |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krosnéh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kres- | spring, surge, wave |