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Where does “hrogn” come from?

hrogn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrugnaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

hrogn (Old Norse): roe

Definitions

  1. roe

Ancestry of “hrogn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrugnazspawn of frogs or fish; roe
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave

Words derived from “hrogn”

  • romsk
  • rom
  • rogn
  • rogn
  • rogn
  • hrogn
  • hrognamál
  • rogn
  • rɑmm
  • ramm
  • romn
  • rughn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →