Where does “aðgreina” come from?

aðgreina (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic greina, from Old Norse greina, from Proto-Germanic grindaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

aðgreina (Icelandic): to separate

Definitions

  1. to separate

Ancestry of “aðgreina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgreinato discern, to distinguish, to separate; to...
2Old Norsegreinato divide into parts; to discern, distinguish; to...
3Proto-Germanicgrindanąto grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank

Words derived from “aðgreina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindaną →Every word from Old Norse greina →