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Where does “hrysian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hrysian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hrysian”

  • rese
  • resien
  • resen
  • rusien
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