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Where does “hræddr” come from?

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

hræddr (Old Norse): afraid

Definitions

  1. afraid

Ancestry of “hræddr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hræddr”

  • redd
  • reddere
  • redd
  • redningsvest
  • redningsflåte
  • redning
  • redde
  • hunderæd
  • ræd
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →