Where does “grise” come from?

grise (Danish) comes from Danish gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

grise (Danish): indefinite plural of gris; dirty; mess up

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of gris; dirty; mess up

Ancestry of “grise”, step by step

grise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrispig; porc; imperative of grise
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

via Danish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishe—

Words derived from “grise”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Danish gris →