Where does “greinkryper” come from?

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

greinkryper (Norwegian Bokmål): spotted creeper

Definitions

  1. spotted creeper

Ancestry of “greinkryper”, step by step

greinkryper 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 Bokmål kryper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkryperpresent of krype; creeper, from {{m|nb|krype}}
Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →Every word from Old Norse grein →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål grein →