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Where does “hreac” come from?

hreac (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile ; heap; haystack.

hreac (Old English): stack; rick, stack

Definitions

  1. stack; rick, stack

Ancestry of “hreac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichraukazpile ; heap; haystack

Words derived from “hreac”

  • rickle
  • rickle
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraukaz →