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Where does “hrētō” come from?

hrētō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

Ancestry of “hrētō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

Words derived from “hrētō”

  • Roß
  • rāza
  • rāz
  • Ros
  • hrātu
  • hrātu
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