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Where does “hrópa” come from?

hrópa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrópa (Old Norse): to call out, cry, yell

Definitions

  1. to call out, cry, yell

Ancestry of “hrópa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hrópa”

  • ropa
  • råbe
  • hrópa
  • rópa
  • roop
  • ropa
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