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Where does “hrēran” come from?

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

hrēran (Old English): to move, shake, agitate

Definitions

  1. to move, shake, agitate

Ancestry of “hrēran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijan—
2Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

Words derived from “hrēran”

  • rerebrace
  • rere
  • rerebrace
  • hrēr
  • hrēre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs- →