Where does “graan” come from?
graan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch grâen, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
graan (Dutch): Grain, the edible seeds of certain grasses; A...
Definitions
- Grain, the edible seeds of certain grasses; A...
Ancestry of “graan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | grâen | — |
| 2 | Latin | grānum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | grānom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “graan”