Where does “r'graie” come from?
r'graie (Norman) comes from Norman graie, 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.
r'graie (Norman): to mend
Definitions
- to mend
Ancestry of “r'graie”, step by step
r'graie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norman graie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | graie | harness; tackle; to arrange, prepare; to do |
| 2 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Norman re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | re | re- |