Where does “graðr” come from?

graðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic grēduz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁tús, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

graðr (Old Norse): entire, not castrated

Definitions

  1. entire, not castrated

Ancestry of “graðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrēduzdesire, hunger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁tús—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “graðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁tús →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēduz →