Where does “hridder” come from?
hridder (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic hrīdrą, from Proto-Germanic hrid-, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
hridder (Old English): sieve
Ancestry of “hridder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hrīdrā | sieve |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrīdrą | Alternative form of *hrīdrǭ |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrid- | to shake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “hridder”