Where does “Grangegate” come from?
Grangegate (English) comes from English grange, from Middle English graunge, from Old French grange, from Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin granica, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “Grangegate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grange | A granary; A farm, with its associated buildings;... |
| 2 | Middle English | graunge | — |
| 3 | Old French | grange | granary; barn; grange; small farm |
| 4 | Latin | granicārium | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | granica | grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm |
| 6 | Latin | grānum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | grānom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |