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Where does “hraukr” come from?

hraukr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile ; heap; haystack.

hraukr (Old Norse): pile, stack; mountain; lone high rock

Definitions

  1. pile, stack; mountain; lone high rock

Ancestry of “hraukr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichraukazpile ; heap; haystack

Words derived from “hraukr”

  • rauk
  • hraukur
  • rauk
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraukaz →