Where does “hraðr” come from?

hraðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

hraðr (Old Norse): fast

Definitions

  1. fast

Ancestry of “hraðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “hraðr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-Every word from Proto-Germanic hradaz