Where does “hryre” come from?

hryre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hruzjaz, from Proto-Indo-European krow- — to fall, beat, break.

hryre (Old English): a fall or descent; downfall, destruction, ruin

Definitions

  1. a fall or descent; downfall, destruction, ruin

Ancestry of “hryre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichruzjaza fall, collision
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrow-to fall, beat, break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krow-Every word from Proto-Germanic hruzjaz
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