Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “hrīta” come from?

hrīta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hríta, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

Ancestry of “hrīta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehríta—
2Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →