Where does “greime” come from?

greime (Romanian) comes from Romanian grea, from French gréer, 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.

greime (Romanian): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “greime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangreato rig
2Frenchgréerto rig
3Old Norsegreiðato unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or...
4Proto-Germanicgaraidijanąto arrange, set in order
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-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 →