Where does “hrǣċan” come from?

hrǣċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrēkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kreg-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrǣċan (Old English): to clear the throat, hawk, spit

Definitions

  1. to clear the throat, hawk, spit

Ancestry of “hrǣċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrēkijanąto spit; to clear the throat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreg-to caw, crow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hrǣċan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēkijaną →