Where does “*hratōn” come from?
*hratōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad- — to swing.
Ancestry of “*hratōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hratōną | to swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krad- | to swing |