Etymology Explorer › Danish

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

Definitions

  1. present of grise

Ancestry of “griser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgriseindefinite plural of gris; dirty; mess up
2Danishgrispig; porc; imperative of grise
3Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
4Proto-Germanic*grīsaną—
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