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Where does “hárgreiðsla” come from?

hárgreiðsla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic greiðsla, 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.

hárgreiðsla (Icelandic): hairdressing; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo

Definitions

  1. hairdressing; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo

Ancestry of “hárgreiðsla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgreiðslapayment; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
2Icelandicgreiðacomb; to comb; to pay, to discharge
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
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