Where does “*hrad” come from?

*hrad (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

*hrad (Proto-West Germanic): quick, hasty

Definitions

  1. quick, hasty

Ancestry of “*hrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “*hrad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hradaz →