Where does “hreþerloca” come from?

hreþerloca (Old English) comes from Old English loca, from Proto-Germanic lukô, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

hreþerloca (Old English): breast, heart, mind

Definitions

  1. breast, heart, mind

Ancestry of “hreþerloca”, step by step

hreþerloca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English loca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlocalocked enclosure; look, see here; -ever
2Proto-Germaniclukô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Old English hreþer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhreþerchest; bosom; torso
2Proto-Germanic*herþrąinnards; guts; internal organs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukô →Every word from Old English loca →