Where does “hrespaną” come from?
hrespaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
hrespaną (Proto-Germanic): to tear; rip; to plunder
Ancestry of “hrespaną”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “hrespaną”