Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “grīnan”

25 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic grīnan — including groan, groaning, groaneth, groaningly, grane, groanest, groanful, groanworthy.

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English (10)

Italian (2)

German (2)

German Low German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Dutch (1)

Middle English (1)

Old English (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)