Where does “hrím” come from?

hrím (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīmą, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

hrím (Old Norse): frost

Definitions

  1. frost

Ancestry of “hrím”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrīmąfrost, hoarfrost; soot
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “hrím”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīmą →