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Where does “hridrian” come from?

hridrian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīdrōną — to sieve; sift.

Ancestry of “hridrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrīdrōnąto sieve; sift

Words derived from “hridrian”

  • riddren
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