Where does “gren” come from?
gren (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish gren, from Old Danish gren, from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.
gren (Norwegian Bokmål): a branch
Ancestry of “gren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | gren | branch; twig, spray; bough |
| 2 | Old Danish | gren | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | grein | branch; point, head, part; cause, reason |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grainō | — |
Words derived from “gren”