Where does “Grice” come from?

Grice (English) comes from Middle English gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

Grice (English): A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct

Definitions

  1. A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct

Ancestry of “Grice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgrisA young pig, grice; The meat of such a pig; A...
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

Words derived from “Grice”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Middle English gris →
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