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