Where does “groin” come from?

Groin comes from Middle English groin, from Old English grynde, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun-, with the original sense and ultimate derivation remaining uncertain.

groin (English): The crease or depression of the human body at the...

Definitions

  1. The crease or depression of the human body at the...

Ancestry of “groin”, step by step

groin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English groynen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgroynenTo mumble, growl or babble; To make a gnarling or...
2Old Englishgrunnianto grunt
3Proto-Germanicgrunnōnąto grunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrun-to shout

via English grine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgrine—
2Middle Englishgrinde—
3Old Englishgryndeabyss

Words derived from “groin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunnōną →Every word from Old English grunnian →