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Where does “hrēr” come from?

hrēr (Old English) comes from Old English hrēran, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.

Ancestry of “hrēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēranto move, shake, agitate
2Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijan—
3Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

Words derived from “hrēr”

  • rerebrace
  • rere
  • rerebrace
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