Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “hraðr” come from?

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

hraðr (Old Norse): fast

Definitions

  1. fast

Ancestry of “hraðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-—

Words derived from “hraðr”

  • hraður
  • hraðbraut
  • ra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →