Where does “grain” come from?
Grain comes from Middle English grein, from Old French grain, from Latin granum meaning seed or grain, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, derived from the root ǵerh₂-.
grain (English): The harvested seeds of various grass food crops...
Definitions
- The harvested seeds of various grass food crops...
Ancestry of “grain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | grayn | A forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | grein | branch; point, head, part; cause, reason |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grainō | — |
Words derived from “grain”