Where does “grant” come from?

Grant comes from Middle English graunten, from Anglo-Norman granter, from Old French graanter, ultimately meaning to agree or consent to a request.

grant (English): to give; To bestow or confer, with or without...

Definitions

  1. to give; To bestow or confer, with or without...

Ancestry of “grant”, step by step

grant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English graunten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgrauntento grant; to allow; to concede
2Anglo-Normangranter—
3Old Frenchgranter—
4Old Frenchgreanterto promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify

via Middle English granten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgranten—

via Middle English grantien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgrantien—

Words derived from “grant”

Every word from Old French greanter →Every word from Old French granter →Every word from Anglo-Norman granter →