Where does “hrīs” come from?

hrīs (Old Saxon) comes from Old English hrīs, from Proto-Germanic hrīsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- — to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

Ancestry of “hrīs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīsbranch; twig
2Proto-Germanichrīsątwig; sprig; bush
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreys-to turn; bend; wind; move; shake; to bend; turn;...

Words derived from “hrīs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīsą →Every word from Old English hrīs →