Where does “gricer” come from?

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

gricer (English): A railway enthusiast, a trainspotter

Definitions

  1. A railway enthusiast, a trainspotter

Ancestry of “gricer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGriceA pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct
2Middle EnglishgrisA young pig, grice; The meat of such a pig; A...
3Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
4Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsanąEvery word from Old Norse gríssEvery word from Middle English gris