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Where does “greina” come from?

greina (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic grindaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

greina (Old Norse): to divide into parts; to discern, distinguish; to...

Definitions

  1. to divide into parts; to discern, distinguish; to...

Ancestry of “greina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrindanąto grind
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank

Words derived from “greina”

  • grain
  • grains
  • wholegrain
  • grainstone
  • Blomgren
  • multigrain
  • subgrain
  • foodgrain
  • grainline
  • grainer
  • woodgrain
  • intergrain
  • grainless
  • grainfield
  • nongrain
  • nanograin
  • grainland
  • intragrain
  • grainage
  • grainlike
  • overgrainer
  • micrograin
  • overgrain
  • gren
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