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Where does “hrogn” come from?

hrogn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

hrogn (Old English): spawn, fish eggs, roe

Definitions

  1. spawn, fish eggs, roe

Ancestry of “hrogn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrugnazspawn of frogs or fish; roe
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave

Words derived from “hrogn”

  • row
  • rowed
  • roe
  • rowdy
  • rowboat
  • roun
  • rowdyism
  • rowdiness
  • windrow
  • rowhouse
  • arow
  • fencerow
  • rowdyish
  • multirow
  • cornrow
  • roedeer
  • interrow
  • rowdily
  • roed
  • toothrow
  • cornrowed
  • rowwise
  • roweth
  • rowest
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