Where does “hrēpōną” come from?
hrēpōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(ʰ)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
hrēpōną (Proto-Germanic): to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch
Definitions
- to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch
Ancestry of “hrēpōną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(ʰ)- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “hrēpōną”