Where does “greia” come from?

greia (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse greiða, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

greia (Norwegian Nynorsk): to manage, handle; be capable of; to comb;...

Definitions

  1. to manage, handle; be capable of; to comb;...

Ancestry of “greia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreiðato unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or...
2Proto-Germanicgaraidijanąto arrange, set in order
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic garaidijaną