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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hrēran | to move, shake, agitate |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrōʀijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrōzijaną | to stir |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱroHs- | — |
Words derived from “hrēr”