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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

Words derived from “rjóta”

  • Rissa
  • ride
  • rid
  • rita
  • innrita
  • forrita
  • forritari
  • forritun
  • forritunarmál
  • innritun
  • ritari
  • rytr
  • rita
  • ryta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →