Where does “rjóta” come from?

rjóta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

rjóta (Old Norse): to roar; to cry

Definitions

  1. to roar; to cry

Ancestry of “rjóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reutaną →