Where does “hræðast” come from?

hræðast (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

Ancestry of “hræðast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
2Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

Words derived from “hræðast”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →
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