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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

  1. payment; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo

Ancestry of “greiðsla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgreiðacomb; to comb; to pay, to discharge
2Old Norsegreiðato unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or...
3Proto-Germanicgaraidijanąto arrange, set in order
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “greiðsla”

  • hárgreiðsla
  • greiðslukort
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