Where does “greinete” come from?

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

greinete (Norwegian Nynorsk): branchy

Definitions

  1. branchy

Ancestry of “greinete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgreina branch; past of grina
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 Nynorsk grein →