Where does “hrœpa” come from?

hrœpa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrōpijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hrœpa (Old Norse): to vilify

Definitions

  1. to vilify

Ancestry of “hrœpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichrōpijanąTo call; cry
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hrœpa”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →