Where does “Hrafnhildr” come from?

Hrafnhildr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “Hrafnhildr”, step by step

Hrafnhildr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hrafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrafnraven
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉraven
3Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Old Norse hildr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehildrbattle
2Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →