Where does “grein” come from?

grein (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.

grein (Norwegian Bokmål): Alternative form of gren; imperative of greine

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gren; imperative of greine

Ancestry of “grein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
2Proto-Germanicgrainō—

Words derived from “grein”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →Every word from Old Norse grein →