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
Ancestry of “hrissan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hrisjaną | to shake |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreys- | to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;... |
Words derived from “hrissan”