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
- definite feminine singular of grein; inflection...
Ancestry of “greina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | greine | to branch |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | grein | Alternative form of gren; imperative of greine |
| 3 | Old Norse | grein | branch; point, head, part; cause, reason |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grainō | — |