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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

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

Words derived from “hrībaną”

  • rift
  • løsrivelse
  • løsrive
  • rivjern
  • rive
  • river
  • rivjern
  • rive
  • riva
  • rive
  • løsrive
  • løsrivelse
  • river
  • hrífa
  • hrífa
  • riva
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