Where does “greiðsla” come from?
greiðsla (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.
greiðsla (Icelandic): payment; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
Definitions
- payment; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
Ancestry of “greiðsla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “greiðsla”