Where does “hrissan” come from?

hrissan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrisjaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- — to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

hrissan (Old English): to shake

Definitions

  1. to shake

Ancestry of “hrissan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrisjanąto shake
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreys-to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

Words derived from “hrissan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrisjaną →