Where does “hrībaną” come from?

hrībaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ- — to scratch, to tear.

hrībaną (Proto-Germanic): to scratch; to snatch, to grab

Definitions

  1. to scratch; to snatch, to grab

Ancestry of “hrībaną”, step by step

hrībaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kreybʰ-to scratch, to tear

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kréybʰeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kréybʰeti

Words derived from “hrībaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreybʰ-