Where does “hreiðr” come from?

hreiðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

hreiðr (Old Norse): nest

Definitions

  1. nest

Ancestry of “hreiðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “hreiðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →