Where does “*hraʀnu” come from?
*hraʀnu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hraznō, from Proto-Indo-European krosnéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kres- — spring, surge, wave.
Ancestry of “*hraʀnu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hraznō | wave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krosnéh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kres- | spring, surge, wave |