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Where does “hropan” come from?

hropan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hropan (Old Saxon): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “hropan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hropan”

  • gihropidi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →