Where does “grosgrained” come from?
grosgrained (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
grosgrained (English): ribbed in the style of grosgrain
Definitions
- ribbed in the style of grosgrain
Ancestry of “grosgrained”, step by step
grosgrained traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English grosgrain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grosgrain | A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs; A... |
| 2 | French | gros-grain | grosgrain |
| 3 | French | grain | grain; a small amount, a bit; squall,... |
| 4 | Old French | grain | grain edible part of a cereal plant |
| 5 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |