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
Ancestry of “grieznes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | griezt | to turn, to spin; to turn, to whirl; to turn, to... |
| 2 | Latvian | grenz- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | grenž- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grenǵ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |