Where does “ryþþa” come from?

ryþþa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hruþjan-, from Proto-Germanic hruttōn- — to roar.

ryþþa (Old English): mastiff, large dog

Definitions

  1. mastiff, large dog

Ancestry of “ryþþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichruþjan-male dog
2Proto-Germanichruttōn-to roar

Words derived from “ryþþa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hruttōn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hruþjan- →