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Where does “hrōpan” come from?

hrōpan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrōpan (Old English): to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry...

Definitions

  1. to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry...

Ancestry of “hrōpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
2Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hrōpan”

  • roup
  • roop
  • roupy
  • roopy
  • roupily
  • roupen
  • ropen
  • behropan
  • roip
  • crowp
  • rowp
  • crope
  • croup
  • croap
  • roup
  • croop
  • rope
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