Where does “greinete” come from?

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

Ancestry of “greinete”, step by step

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