hryggja
Icelandic
/ˈr̥ɪcːa/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to sadden
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse hryggva (grieve) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną (repent, sadden).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hrewwaną
Gloss
repent, sadden
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *hrewwaną Proto-Germanic
- hreowan Old English
- hrēowan Old English
- hryggja Old Norse
- hryggva Old Norse
- hrygð Old Norse
- hriuwan Old High German
- rucki Old High German
- Réck Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Réckstrank Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- zeréck Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *hreuwan gmw-pro
- *riuwan Old Dutch
- hriuwan Old Saxon