Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “hræ” come from?

hræ (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hraiwą — body, corpse, carcass.

Ancestry of “hræ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichraiwąbody, corpse, carcass

Words derived from “hræ”

  • hræ
  • hrææta
  • ræ
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraiwą →