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Where does “hrata” come from?

hrata (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad- — to swing.

hrata (Old Norse): to refuse, reject, slight, find fault with

Definitions

  1. to refuse, reject, slight, find fault with

Ancestry of “hrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichratōnąto swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrad-to swing

Words derived from “hrata”

  • rata
  • raten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krad- →