Where does “graith” come from?

graith (English) comes from Middle English graith, from Old Norse greiði, from Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

graith (English): To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit...

Definitions

  1. To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit...

Ancestry of “graith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgraith—
2Old Norsegreiðitool; account; preparation, arrangement
3Old Norsegreiðato unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or...
4Proto-Germanicgaraidijanąto arrange, set in order
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną →