hriddel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrīdrā, from Proto-Germanic *hrīdrą, *hrīdrǭ (“sieve”), from Proto-Germanic *hrid- (“to shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrid.del/, [ˈr̥id.del]

Noun

hriddel n

  1. sieve

Descendants

  • English: riddle

References

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