Where does “hrífa” come from?

hrífa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrībaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ- — to scratch, to tear.

hrífa (Old Norse): rake; to grip, snatch

Definitions

  1. rake; to grip, snatch

Ancestry of “hrífa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrībanąto scratch; to snatch, to grab
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreybʰ-to scratch, to tear

Words derived from “hrífa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrībaną →