Where does “griser” come from?
griser (Danish) comes from Danish grise, from Danish gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną.
griser (Danish): present of grise
Ancestry of “griser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | grise | indefinite plural of gris; dirty; mess up |
| 2 | Danish | gris | pig; porc; imperative of grise |
| 3 | Old Norse | gríss | young pig, piglet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *grīsaną | — |