Where does “endurgreiða” come from?
endurgreiða (Icelandic) comes 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.
endurgreiða (Icelandic): to repay; to refund
Definitions
- to repay; to refund
Ancestry of “endurgreiða”, step by step
endurgreiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic greiða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | greiða | comb; to comb; to pay, to discharge |
| 2 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |