Where does “ryktbar” come from?

ryktbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish rykte, from Middle Low German ruchte, from Old Saxon hropan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

ryktbar (Swedish): famous, renowned

Definitions

  1. famous, renowned

Ancestry of “ryktbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishryktea rumor
2Middle Low Germanruchte
3Old Saxonhropanto call
4Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “ryktbar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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