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Where does “ryta” come from?

ryta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish riūta, from Old Norse hrjóta, from Proto-Germanic hreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European kreu- — to fall, plunge; to rush; to topple; curve.

ryta (Swedish): to bellow or roar; to scream or shout angrily

Definitions

  1. to bellow or roar; to scream or shout angrily

Ancestry of “ryta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishriūta—
2Old Norsehrjótato fall, fly, be flung; to snore
3Proto-GermanichreutanąAlternative form of *hrūtaną; to fall; to fly; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreu-to fall, plunge; to rush; to topple; curve
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