Where does “*hrad” come from?
*hrad (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hradaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.
Ancestry of “*hrad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hradaz | quick, hasty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | — |