Where does “hrīdrā” come from?

hrīdrā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīdrą, from Proto-Germanic hrid-, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

hrīdrā (Proto-West Germanic): sieve

Definitions

  1. sieve

Ancestry of “hrīdrā”, step by step

hrīdrā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hrīdrą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichrīdrąAlternative form of *hrīdrǭ
2Proto-Germanichrid-to shake
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Proto-Germanic hrīdrǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrīdrǭsieve

Words derived from “hrīdrā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrid- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīdrą →