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

  1. to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch

Ancestry of “hrēpōną”, step by step

hrēpōną traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(ʰ)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(ʰ)-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb(ʰ)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb(ʰ)-to turn, bend, shrink

Words derived from “hrēpōną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(ʰ)- →
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