Where does “hrygð” come from?
hrygð (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hryggva, from Proto-Germanic hrewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
hrygð (Old Norse): affliction, grief, sorrow
Definitions
- affliction, grief, sorrow
Ancestry of “hrygð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hryggva | to distress, to grieve; to cause to look sad |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrewwaną | to grieve, to feel sorrow; to cause regret, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |