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

Definitions

  1. to tear; rip; to plunder

Ancestry of “hrespaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)krebʰ-to turn; bend; shrink
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “hrespaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ- →