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

  1. Grain, the edible seeds of certain grasses; A...

Ancestry of “graan”, step by step

graan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch grâen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrâen—
2Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
3Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Persian گران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگرانheavy; expensive
2Middle Persianglʾn'—
3Proto-Iranian*grā-na-—

Words derived from “graan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →
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