Where does “grieznes” come from?

grieznes (Latvian) comes from Latvian griezt, from Latvian grenz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grenž-, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grieznes (Latvian): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “grieznes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangrieztto turn, to spin; to turn, to whirl; to turn, to...
2Latviangrenz-—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrenž-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latvian grenz- →Every word from Latvian griezt →