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Where does “hrōp” come from?

hrōp (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrōpaz, from Indo-European *ker-.

hrōp (Old English): clamor, lamentation

Definitions

  1. clamor, lamentation

Ancestry of “hrōp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrōpazcall, cry, shout
2Indo-European*ker-—

Words derived from “hrōp”

  • rop
Every word from Indo-European *ker- →