Where does “grein” come from?

grein (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.

grein (Icelandic): branch; article, piece; subject, field

Definitions

  1. branch; article, piece; subject, field

Ancestry of “grein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
2Proto-Germanicgrainō—

Words derived from “grein”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →Every word from Old Norse grein →