Where does “hrūtan” come from?

hrūtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrūtan, from Proto-Germanic hrūtaną, from Proto-Germanic hruttōną, from Proto-Indo-European krut- — to snore, roar.

hrūtan (Old English): snore; to snore; to make a noise

Definitions

  1. snore; to snore; to make a noise

Ancestry of “hrūtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrūtanto snore
2Proto-GermanichrūtanąTo snore; To fall, fly, move quickly
3Proto-Germanichruttōnąto snore, roar
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrut-to snore, roar

Words derived from “hrūtan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krut-