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Where does “hreganą” come from?

hreganą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European krek-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hreganą (Proto-Germanic): To jut out

Definitions

  1. To jut out

Ancestry of “hreganą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrek-to weave, beat; spawn, frogspawn; frogspawn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hreganą”

  • hragōną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →