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Where does “hrītan” come from?

hrītan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

hrītan (Proto-West Germanic): to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Definitions

  1. to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Ancestry of “hrītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “hrītan”

  • rijten
  • afrijten
  • riten
  • rītan
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