Where does “græja” come from?
græja (Icelandic) comes from Danish greje, from Norwegian greie, 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.
græja (Icelandic): a tool, instrument or appliance, especially one...
Definitions
- a tool, instrument or appliance, especially one...
Ancestry of “græja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | greje | to manage; to make out |
| 2 | Norwegian | greie | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |