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

  1. a tool, instrument or appliance, especially one...

Ancestry of “græja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrejeto manage; to make out
2Norwegiangreie—
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 →