Where does “grienen” come from?

grienen (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German grînen, from Old Saxon grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnan.

grienen (Dutch): to sob, to weep

Definitions

  1. to sob, to weep

Ancestry of “grienen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangrînen—
2Old Saxongrīnanto snarl, to grin
3Proto-Germanic*grīnan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīnan →Every word from Old Saxon grīnan →Every word from Middle Low German grînen →
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