Where does “Hreiðunn” come from?

Hreiðunn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hreiðr, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “Hreiðunn”, step by step

Hreiðunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hreiðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehreiðrnest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Old Norse unna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseunnato grant, bestow; to love; to love one another
2Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “Hreiðunn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Old Norse hreiðr →