Where does “grej” come from?

grej (Swedish) comes from Swedish greja, from Norwegian greie, 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.

grej (Swedish): thing; thingy; object

Definitions

  1. thing; thingy; object

Ancestry of “grej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrejato pull off, manage, handle, fix
2Norwegiangreie—
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 →