Where does “hrīm” come from?
hrīm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīmaz, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
hrīm (Old English): hoarfrost
Ancestry of “hrīm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hrīmaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “hrīm”