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Where does “rǫðull” come from?

rǫðull (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic raduraz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rǫðull (Old Norse): glory, halo; sun

Definitions

  1. glory, halo; sun

Ancestry of “rǫðull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicradurazsky, heaven; wheel
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
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