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
- hairdressing; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo
Ancestry of “hárgreiðsla”, step by step
hárgreiðsla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic greiðsla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | greiðsla | payment; hairstyle, haircut, hairdo |
| 2 | Icelandic | greiða | comb; to comb; to pay, to discharge |
| 3 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |