Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “hrīder” come from?

hrīder (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīdrą, from Proto-Germanic hrid-, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “hrīder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichrīdrąAlternative form of *hrīdrǭ
2Proto-Germanichrid-to shake
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “hrīder”

  • ridelle
  • riddil
  • hriddel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →