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Where does “greida” come from?

greida (Norwegian) 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.

greida (Norwegian): implements, tackle

Definitions

  1. implements, tackle

Ancestry of “greida”, 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
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