Where does “hrid-” come from?
hrid- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
hrid- (Proto-Germanic): to shake
Ancestry of “hrid-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |