Where does “grein” come from?

grein (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.

grein (Westrobothnian): crotch, fork

Definitions

  1. crotch, fork

Ancestry of “grein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
2Proto-Germanicgrainō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →Every word from Old Norse grein →