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Where does “greining” come from?

greining (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic greina, from Old Norse greina, from Proto-Germanic grindaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

greining (Icelandic): analysis; ramification; mathematical analysis

Definitions

  1. analysis; ramification; mathematical analysis

Ancestry of “greining”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgreinato discern, to distinguish, to separate; to...
2Old Norsegreinato divide into parts; to discern, distinguish; to...
3Proto-Germanicgrindanąto grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank

Words derived from “greining”

  • rafgreining
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- →