Where does “grainlike” come from?
grainlike (English) comes from English grain, from Middle English grayn, from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.
grainlike (English): Shaped or resembling a grain or an aspect of a...
Definitions
- Shaped or resembling a grain or an aspect of a...
Ancestry of “grainlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grain | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops... |
| 2 | Middle English | grayn | A forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | grein | branch; point, head, part; cause, reason |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grainō | — |