Where does “greina” come from?

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

greina (Norwegian Bokmål): definite feminine singular of grein; inflection...

Definitions

  1. definite feminine singular of grein; inflection...

Ancestry of “greina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgreineto branch
2Norwegian BokmålgreinAlternative form of gren; imperative of greine
3Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
4Proto-Germanicgrainō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →Every word from Old Norse grein →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål grein →