Where does “greine” come from?

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

greine (Norwegian Bokmål): to branch

Definitions

  1. to branch

Ancestry of “greine”, step by step

greine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålgreinAlternative form of gren; imperative of greine
2Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
3Proto-Germanicgrainō—

via Norwegian Nynorsk grein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgreina branch; past of grina

Words derived from “greine”

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