Where does “hrōpan” come from?

hrōpan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrōpan (Old English): to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry...

Definitions

  1. to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry...

Ancestry of “hrōpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
2Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hrōpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →