Where does “afgreiðsla” come from?

afgreiðsla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic afgreiða, from Icelandic greiða, 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.

afgreiðsla (Icelandic): attendance, service; expedition, handling of...

Definitions

  1. attendance, service; expedition, handling of...

Ancestry of “afgreiðsla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicafgreiðato dispatch
2Icelandicgreiðacomb; to comb; to pay, to discharge
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

Words derived from “afgreiðsla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną →
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