Where does “rán” come from?

rán (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rahną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrók-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European Hrek- — to decide, to lead; to speak.

rán (Old Norse): robbery, theft; plundering, booty

Definitions

  1. robbery, theft; plundering, booty

Ancestry of “rán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrahnąrobbery, theft; plundering, booty
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrók-no-m—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrek-to decide, to lead; to speak

Words derived from “rán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrók-no-m →Every word from Proto-Germanic rahną →
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